julienne vegetable
— Noun
– English
～ a vegetable cut into thin strips (usually used as a garnish)
jugular vein
— Noun
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～ veins in the neck that return blood from the head
John Venn
— Noun
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～ English logician who introduced Venn diagrams (1834-1923)
J. Craig Ventner
— Noun
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～ United States geneticist who published the complete base sequences for all the genes of a free-living organism, the influenza bacterium; later led team that developed a first draft of the entire human genome (born in 1946)
joint venture
— Noun
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～ a venture by a partnership or conglomerate designed to share risk or expertise; "a joint venture between the film companies to produce TV shows"
Jan Vermeer
— Noun
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～ Dutch painter renowned for his use of light (1632-1675)
Jules Verne
— Noun
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～ French writer who is considered the father of science fiction (1828-1905)
jawless vertebrate
— Noun
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～ eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages including the cyclostomes and some extinct forms
Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur
— Noun
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～ French general who commanded French troops in the American Revolution, notably at Yorktown (1725-1807)
jade vine
— Noun
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～ vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster claws
Juniperus virginiana
— Noun
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～ small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp needles
Junin virus
— Noun
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～ the RNA virus that causes Argentine hemorrhagic fever; carried by rats and mice
joie de vivre
— Noun
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～ a keen enjoyment of living
John Van Vleck
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～ United States physicist (1899-1980)
John von Neumann
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～ United States mathematician who contributed to the development of atom bombs and of stored-program digital computers (1903-1957)