jacob
- n French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
- n (Old Testament) son of Isaac; brother of Esau; father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel; Jacob wrestled with God and forced God to bless him, so God gave Jacob the new name of Israel (meaning `one who has been strong against God')
jacob's ladder
- n pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers
- n (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps
jacob's rod
- n asphodel having erect smooth unbranched stem either flexuous or straight
jacob's staff
- n desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers
jacob epstein
- n British sculptor (born in the United States) noted for busts and large controversial works (1880-1959)
jacob harmensen
- n Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609)
jacobean lily
- n Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower
jacobin
- n a member of the radical movement that instituted the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution
jacobinism
- n the ideology of the most radical element of the French Revolution that instituted the Reign of Terror
jacobite
- n a supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts
jacobs
- n English writer of macabre short stories (1863-1943)
- n United States writer and critic of urban planning (born in 1916)
- n Dutch physician who opened the first birth control clinic in the world in Amsterdam (1854-1929)
- n French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
- n (Old Testament) son of Isaac; brother of Esau; father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel; Jacob wrestled with God and forced God to bless him, so God gave Jacob the new name of Israel (meaning `one who has been strong against God')
jacobus arminius
- n Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609)
jaconet
- n a lightweight cotton cloth with a smooth and slightly stiff finish; used for clothing and bandages
jacquard
- n French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)
- n a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom
- n a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics
jacquard loom
- n a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics
jacqueline cochran
- n United States aviator who held several speed records and headed the women's Air Force pilots in World War II (1910-1980)
jacquemier's sign
- n a purplish discoloration of the mucous membrane of the vagina that occurs early in pregnancy
jacques alexandre cesar charles
- n French physicist and author of Charles's law which anticipated Gay-Lussac's law (1746-1823)