n.
1.Swiss chemist who synthesized DDT and discovered its use as an insecticide (1899-1965)
2.Swiss physicist who studied superconductivity (born in 1927)
3.German physiologist and anatomist (1801-1858)
4.German mathematician and astronomer (1436-1476)
5.British philologist (born in Germany) who specialized in Sanskrit (1823-1900)
6.United States geneticist who studied the effects of X-rays on genes (1890-1967)
7.a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation
8.a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone
9.a vessel in which wine is mulled
Idiom of the Day
nip and tuck
evenly matched, almost even
They were going nip and tuck but the younger man finally won the race.
