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karate
Martial art in which an attacker is disabled by crippling kicks and punches. Emphasis is on concentration of as much of the body's power as possible at the point and instant of impact. Striking surfaces include hands (particularly the knuckles and the outer edge), ball of the foot, heel, forearm, knee, and elbow. In sporting matches (usually lasting about three minutes) and in sparring, blows and kicks are stopped short. Performances are scored by a panel of judges. Developed from older forms, karate was first systematized in Okinawa in the 17th cent. It was imported into Japan in the 1920s and spread from there to other countries. See also tae kwon do.


agate
Common semiprecious silica mineral, a variety of chalcedony that occurs in bands of varying color and transparency. Varieties are characterized by peculiarities in the shape and color of the bands, which are seen in sections cut at right angles to the layers. Agate is found throughout the world, commonly in cavities in eruptive rocks and in geodes. Brazil and Uruguay are major producers of agates; they are also found in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and other W U.S. states. Agate is essentially quartz. Much commercial agate is artificially dyed to make the naturally dull-gray stones more colorful.


barite
Most common barium mineral, barium sulfate (BaSO4). It commonly forms as platy crystals (known as crested barite). Barite is abundant in parts of Spain, Germany, and the U.S. Commercially, ground barite is used in oil well and gas well drilling muds; in the preparation of barium compounds; as a filler for paper, cloth, and phonograph records; as a white pigment; and as an inert material in colored paints.


carotene
Any of several organic compounds widely distributed in plants and animals. They are pigments that give orange, yellow, or sometimes red colors to dandelions, apricots, carrots, sweet potatoes, butter, egg yolks, canary feathers, and lobster shells. Carotenes are converted in the body into vitamin A but unlike the vitamin are not toxic even at high doses. Carotene has an antioxidant effect and is therefore used in pharmaceuticals and as a food and feed additive, as well as to color margarine and butter.


Harare
City (pop., 1992: 1,184,000), capital of Zimbabwe. Located in NE Zimbabwe, it was founded as Salisbury by the British in 1890. It was the capital, successively, of the colony of Southern Rhodesia, the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1953-63), and Rhodesia (1965-79). Under the new government of independent Zimbabwe (1980), it was renamed Harare. It is a cultural and educational center and the site of the Univ. of Zimbabwe (1957). The center of Zimbabwe's industry and commerce, it is the distribution point for the area's agricultural produce. There are important gold mines nearby.


manatee
Any of three species (family Trichechidae) of slow-moving, ...

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