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(Encyclopedia) legacy, bequest by will of personal property, similar in many respects to a gift causa mortis. A legacy ordinarily is distinguished from a devise, which transfers real property by will…Schick test
(Encyclopedia) Schick test, diagnostic test designed to evaluate susceptibility to diphtheria. A small amount of diphtheria toxin is injected into the skin; the injection will produce an area of…testament
(Encyclopedia) testament: see New Testament; Old Testament; will.2005 Deaths: A - F
Don AdamsEddie AlbertShana AlexanderJack AndersonVictoria de los AngelesBa JinAnne BancroftBarbara Bel GeddesCharles BellSaul BellowPeter BenensonObie BensonStan BerenstainLazar BermanGeorge…William of Orange
(Encyclopedia) William of Orange: see William the Silent; William II, prince of Orange; William III, king of England.escape velocity
(Encyclopedia) escape velocity, the velocity a body must be given in order to escape the gravitational hold of some other larger body, e.g., the earth, moon, or sun. A body given less than the escape…May, Rollo
(Encyclopedia) May, Rollo, 1909–94, American psychologist, b. Ada, Ohio. Previously a theological student and Congregational minister, May received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Columbia…Jeffrey Katzenberg, 1999 News
49, entertainment executive, settled a breach-of-contract suit in June with his former boss at Disney, Michael Eisner, 57, for a reported $250 million. Katzenberg claimed Disney owed him an…antidiuretic hormone
(Encyclopedia) antidiuretic hormoneantidiuretic hormoneănˌtēdīy&oomacr;rĕtˈĭk [key], polypeptide hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland. Its principal action is to regulate the amount…Swithin, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Swithin or Swithun, SaintSwithin or Swithun, Saintboth: swĭᵺˈən [key], fl. 860, English bishop of Winchester. He was buried, according to his wishes, outside his church, but his relics…Trending
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