n Arabian physician and influential Islamic philosopher; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037)
n an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040)
n the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son
n a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic
daily use of ibuprofen can irritate the stomach
n (Greek mythology) son of Daedalus; while escaping from Crete with his father (using the wings Daedalus had made) he flew too close to the sun and the wax melted and he fell into the Aegean and drowned
n a former independent federal agency that supervised and set rates for carriers that transported goods and people between states; was terminated in 1995
n water frozen in the solid state
Americans like ice in their drinks
n the frozen part of a body of water
n diamonds
look at the ice on that dame!
n a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
n a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk)
n an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
n a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
n a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating
the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice