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(y ä´kh m f n zänt´rärt) (KEY) , 1606–88, German painter. An academic painter fond of chiaroscuro effects, Sandrart is best remembered for his ...
(s ´h n) (KEY) , in the Bible, king of the Amorites, who attacked Israel. He became a figure for the mighty fallen....
transdermal patch, or transdermal delivery system, adhesive patch used to deliver a controlled dose of a drug through the skin over a period of time. ...
(sky rny v ´ts ) (KEY) , town (1993 est. pop. 44,000), Lódzkie prov., E central Poland. It is a railway junction and manufacturing center where elec...
(m ´g s) (KEY) , Samaritan sorcerer who attempted to buy spiritual power from the apostles. From this comes the term simony. He is mentioned in the A...
(both: sm ´b rt) (KEY) , 1688–1751, American portrait painter, b. Scotland, the first skillful painter in New England. After his apprenticeship to ...