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interferon

(Encyclopedia)interferon ĭnˌtərfērˈŏn [key], any of a group of proteins produced by cells in the body in response to an attack by a virus. A cell infected by a virus releases minute amounts of interferons, wh...

Benghazi

(Encyclopedia)Benghazi or Bengasi both: bĕngäˈzē [key], city (2021 est. pop. 807,000), capital of Benghazi municipality, NE ...

Gerhardt, Paul

(Encyclopedia)Gerhardt, Paul, 1607–76, German hymn writer and clergyman. Some of his famous texts, such as O Sacred Head Sore Wounded, are much used in English translations. ...

Port Augusta

(Encyclopedia)Port Augusta, city (2016 pop. 13,808), South Australia, S Australia, at the head of Spencer Gulf. It is a railroad center and a center for solar and other renewable energy. ...

Jahdiel

(Encyclopedia)Jahdiel jäˈdīĕl [key], in the Bible, head of a Manassite family. ...

Bebai

(Encyclopedia)Bebai bēbāˈī [key], in the Bible, head of a family in Zerubbabel's return. ...

Asnah

(Encyclopedia)Asnah ăsˈnə [key], in the Bible, head of a family that returned with Zerubbabel. ...

Shuthelah

(Encyclopedia)Shuthelah sho͞oˈthēlə [key], in the Bible, head of an Ephraimite family. ...

Jahmai

(Encyclopedia)Jahmai jäˈmāī, jämāˈī [key], in the Bible, head of the house of Tola. ...

Medici, Piero de', 1416–69, Italian merchant prince

(Encyclopedia)Medici, Piero de' dā mĕˈdĭchē, Ital. māˈdēchē [key], 1416–69, Italian merchant prince. He succeeded his father, Cosimo de' Medici, as head of the Medici family and as leader of the Florent...