salk

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Noun salk has 1 sense

Salk, Jonas Salk, Jonas Edward Salk - United States virologist who developed the Salk vaccine that is injected against poliomyelitis (born 1914)
--₁ is a kind of virologist

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Salk

Noun

Definition: A vaccine developed by Jonas Salk to prevent poliomyelitis.

Sample Sentence: The administration of the Salk vaccine in the 1950s significantly reduced the prevalence of polio.

Noun

Definition: Jonas Salk, an American virologist who discovered and developed the polio vaccine.

Sample Sentence: Many people consider Jonas Salk a hero for his groundbreaking work on the polio vaccine.

Noun

Definition: A unit of liquid volume equal to 16 U.S. fluid ounces (473.2 milliliters).

Sample Sentence: The recipe calls for two cups of milk, which is equivalent to four salks.

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