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Niemoeller, Martin
(Encyclopedia) Niemoeller or Niemöller, MartinNiemoeller or Niemöller, Martinboth: märˈtĭn nēˈmölər [key], 1892–1984, German Protestant churchman. He studied theology after distinguishing himself as…Stuart, Esmé, 1st duke of Lennox
(Encyclopedia) Stuart or Stewart, Esmé, 1st duke of LennoxStuart or Stewart, Esmé, 1st duke of Lennoxĕzˈmē [key], 1542?–1583, Scottish nobleman; cousin to James VI of Scotland (later James I of…skywriting
(Encyclopedia) skywriting, advertising medium in which aircraft spell out trade names and sales slogans in the sky by means of the controlled emission of thick smoke. The technique was first…Stewart, Martha
(Encyclopedia) Stewart, Martha, 1941–, American entrepeneur and tastemaker, b. Jersey City, N.J., as Martha Helen Kostyra, grad. Barnard College (1963). Moving to Westport, Conn., she started (1976)…Sagittarius
(Encyclopedia) SagittariusSagittariussăjĭtârˈēəs [key] [Lat.,=the archer], constellation lying on the ecliptic (the sun's apparent path through the heavens) between Scorpius and Capricornus; it is…Napier, Robert Cornelis, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala
(Encyclopedia) Napier, Robert Cornelis, 1st Baron Napier of MagdalaNapier, Robert Cornelis, 1st Baron Napier of Magdalanāˈpēr, nəpērˈ [key], 1810–90, British general. In the engineering service in…pituitary gland
(Encyclopedia) pituitary gland, small oval endocrine gland that lies at the base of the brain. It is sometimes called the master gland of the body because all the other endocrine glands depend on its…Debray, Jules Régis
(Encyclopedia) Debray, Jules RégisDebray, Jules Régiszhül rāzhēsˈ dəbrāˈ [key], 1940–, French journalist and government official. He went to Cuba, taught philosophy at the Univ. of Havana, and, after…nitrobenzene
(Encyclopedia) nitrobenzene, C6H5NO2, very poisonous, flammable, pale yellow, liquid aromatic compound with an odor like that of bitter almonds. It is sometimes called oil of mirbane or nitrobenzol.…catabolism
(Encyclopedia) catabolismcatabolismkətăbˈəlĭzˌəm [key], subdivision of metabolism involving all degradative chemical reactions in the living cell. Large polymeric molecules such as polysaccharides,…Trending
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