Mayer

May·er

[mahy-er or, German, mahy-uhr for 1; mey-er for 2; mahy-er for 3]
noun
1.
Jul·ius Rob·ert von [jool-yuhs rob-ert von; German yoo-lee-oos roh-bert fuhn] , 1814–78, German physicist.
2.
Louis B(urt) [burt] , 1885–1957, U.S. motion-picture producer, born in Russia.
3.
Maria Goep·pert [goh-pert] , 1906–72, U.S. physicist, born in Poland: Nobel prize 1963.
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Mayer
 
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1.  Julius Robert von (ˈjuːliʊs ˈroːbɛrt fɔn). 1814--78, German physicist whose research in thermodynamics (1842) contributed to the discovery of the law of conservation of energy
2.  Louis B(urt). 1885--1957, US film producer, born in Russia; founder and first head (1924--48) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) film company

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Mayer is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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