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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 |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |