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JONAS SALK
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• JONAS SALK (noun)
The noun JONAS SALK has 1 sense:
1. United States virologist who developed the Salk vaccine that is injected against poliomyelitis (born 1914)
Familiarity information: JONAS SALK used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States virologist who developed the Salk vaccine that is injected against poliomyelitis (born 1914)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Jonas Edward Salk; Jonas Salk; Salk
Instance hypernyms:
virologist (a specialist in virology)
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