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cockle
Any of approximately 250 species (family Cardiidae) of marine bivalves. Distributed worldwide, they range in diameter from about 0.5 to about 6 in. (1-15 cm). The two valves of the shell are equal in size and shape, and range in color from brown to red or yellow. Most species live just below the low-tide line, though some have been obtained from depths of more than 1,500 ft (500 m) or in the intertidal zone. Many species are marketed commercially for their meat.


nickel
Metallic chemical element, one of the transition elements, chemical symbol Ni, atomic number 28. Nickel is silvery white, tough, harder than iron, ferromagnetic (see ferromagnetism), and highly resistant to rusting and corrosion. It occasionally occurs free and is fairly common but not often concentrated in igneous rocks. As pure metal, it is used to coat other metals and as a catalyst. In alloys, it is used in coins, stainless steels, and cutlery. Its compounds, in which it most often has valence 2, have a variety of industrial uses, as catalysts and mordants (see dye) and in electroplating.


rocket
Type of jet-propulsion device that uses either solid or liquid propellants to provide the fuel and oxidizer needed for combustion. The term is also commonly applied to any of various vehicles, incl. fireworks, skyrockets, guided missiles, and spacecraft launch vehicles, that are driven by such a propulsive device. Typically, thrust (forward motion) is produced by reaction to a rearward expulsion of hot gases at extremely high speed (see Newton's laws of motion). The most common types of rockets burn chemical propellants, either solid or liquid. Combustion provides the hot gases that are ejected in a jet through a nozzle at the rear of the rocket.


Yonkers
City (pop., 1996 est.: 190,000), SE New York. It is located on the Hudson River north of New York City. Once the site of an Amer. Indian village, it was part of a purchase made by the Dutch W. India Co. from the Indians in 1639. In 1646 it was included in a grant of land made to "Jonkheer" Adriaen van der Donck. The S portion of old Yonkers was annexed to what later became the Bronx in 1874. Industry is well diversified and includes printing and publishing, and the manufacture of elevators, chemicals, electronic components, and clothing.

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