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SALK

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SALK (noun)
  The noun SALK has 1 sense:

1. United States virologist who developed the Salk vaccine that is injected against poliomyelitis (born 1914)

  Familiarity information: SALK used as a noun is very rare.


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SALK (noun)


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Meaning:

United States virologist who developed the Salk vaccine that is injected against poliomyelitis (born 1914)

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Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Jonas Edward Salk; Jonas Salk; Salk

Instance hypernyms:

virologist (a specialist in virology)


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