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(Encyclopedia) salicylatesalicylatesəlĭsˈəlātˌ [key], any of a group of analgesics, or painkilling drugs, that are derivatives of salicylic acid. The best known is acetylsalicylic acid, or aspirin.…anabolic steroid
(Encyclopedia) anabolic steroidanabolic steroidănˌəbŏlˈĭk stĕrˈoid, stĭrˈ– [key] or androgenic steroidandrogenic steroidănˌdrōjĕnˈĭk [key], any of a group of synthetic derivatives of testosterone…Bouteflika, Abdelaziz
(Encyclopedia) Bouteflika, AbdelazizBouteflika, Abdelazizäbdĕlˈäzēzˌ b&oomacr;tĕflĕkäˈ [key], 1937–, Algerian political leader. He fought against the French in the National Liberation Army and…Ruisdael, Jacob van
(Encyclopedia) Ruisdael or Ruysdael, Jacob vanRuisdael or Ruysdael, Jacob vanboth: yäˈkōp vän roisˈdäl [key], c.1628–1682, Dutch painter and etcher, the most celebrated of the Dutch landscape…Tanaka, Kakuei
(Encyclopedia) Tanaka, KakueiTanaka, Kakueikäk&oomacr;ˈā tänäˈkä [key], 1918–93, Japanese political leader and prime minister (1972–74). Born to a poor rural family, he moved to Tokyo at the age…Olmert, Ehud
(Encyclopedia) Olmert, EhudOlmert, Ehudāˈkh&oomacr;d ōlˈmârt [key], 1945–, Israeli politician. After serving in the army and working as a lawyer, he won election to the Knesset in 1973 as a Likud…Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz
(Encyclopedia) Abdullah bin Abdul AzizAbdullah bin Abdul Azizäbd&oobreve;lˈlä ĭbˈən ăbd&oobreve;lˈ ăzēzˈ [key], 1924–2015, king of Saudi Arabia (2005–15), b. Riyadh. Like his predecessor,…Clark, Dick
(Encyclopedia) Clark, Dick,, 1929-2012, American radio and TV broadcaster and producer, b. Bronxville, N.Y., as Richard Wagstaff Clark; Syracuse Univ…West, Paul Noden
(Encyclopedia) West, Paul Noden, 1930–2015, British-American writer, b. Eckington, Derbyshire, England, B.A. Univ. of Birmingham (1950), M.A. Columbia (1953). After serving in the Royal Air Force and…Salazar, António de Oliveira
(Encyclopedia) Salazar, António de OliveiraSalazar, António de Oliveiraəntôˈny&oobreve; ᵺĭ &oobreve;lēvāˈrə sələzärˈ [key], 1889–1970, Portuguese statesman and dictator. After studying at the…Trending
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