Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
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～ French chemist and physicist who first isolated boron and who formulated the law describing the behavior of gases under constant pressure (1778-1850)
John Luther Jones
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～ United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train; a friend wrote a famous ballad describing the incident (1864-1900)
John Lyly
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～ English writer noted for his elaborate style (1554-1606)
J. M. Barrie
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～ Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937)
John M. Browning
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～ United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
Joseph M. Jacquard
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～ French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)
Judas Maccabaeus
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～ Jewish leader of a revolt in Judea that recovered Jerusalem around 166 BC; hero of the Apocryphal books I Maccabees and II Maccabees (?-161 BC)
jack mackerel
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～ a California food fish
John Macleod
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～ Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935)
James Madison
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～ 4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)
Johann Maier
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～ a German Roman Catholic theologian who was an indefatigable opponent of Martin Luther (1486-1543)
Johann Maier Eck
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～ a German Roman Catholic theologian who was an indefatigable opponent of Martin Luther (1486-1543)
junk e-mail
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～ unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk)
junk mail
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～ third-class mail consisting of advertising and often addressed to `resident' or `occupant'
John Major
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～ British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)
jewelry maker
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～ someone who makes jewelry
Java man
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～ fossil remains found in Java; formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus
Japanese maple
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～ ornamental shrub or small tree of Japan and Korea with deeply incised leaves; cultivated in many varieties
Japanese maple
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～ leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan
Joseph Marie Jacquard
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～ French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)