(n) small yew having attractive foliage and partially weeping branches cultivated as an ornamental; mountains of southern Chile, Syn. Prince Albert's yew, Saxe-gothea conspicua

camus

(n) French writer who portrayed the human condition as isolated in an absurd world (1913-1960), Syn. Albert Camus

dreiser

(n) United States novelist (1871-1945), Syn. Theodore Dreiser, Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser

edward

(n) King of England from 1901 to 1910; son of Victoria and Prince Albert; famous for his elegant sporting ways (1841-1910), Syn. Edward VII, Albert Edward

einstein

(n) physicist born in Germany who formulated the special theory of relativity and the general theory of relativity; Einstein also proposed that light consists of discrete quantized bundles of energy (later called photons) (1879-1955), Syn. Albert Einstein

giacometti

(n) Swiss sculptor and painter known for his bronze sculptures of elongated figures (1901-1966), Syn. Alberto Giacometti

gore

(n) Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948), Syn. Al Gore, Albert Gore Jr.

gregory

(n) Italian pope from 1831 to 1846; conservative in politics and theology; worked to propagate Catholicism in England and the United States (1765-1846), Syn. Bartolomeo Alberto Capillari, Gregory XVI

guest

(n) United States journalist (born in England) noted for his syndicated homey verse (1881-1959), Syn. Edgar Guest, Edgar Albert Guest

horseradish sauce

(n) creamy white sauce with horseradish and mustard, Syn. sauce Albert

lipmann

(n) United States biochemist (born in Germany) noted for his studies of metabolic processes (1899-1986), Syn. Fritz Albert Lipmann

maupassant

(n) French writer noted especially for his short stories (1850-1893), Syn. Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant, Guy de Maupassant

michelson

(n) United States physicist (born in Germany) who collaborated with Morley in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1852-1931), Syn. A. A. Michelson, Albert Michelson, Albert Abraham Michelson

michener

(n) United States writer of historical novels (1907-1997), Syn. James Michener, James Albert Michener

porter

(n) United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946), Syn. Cole Albert Porter, Cole Porter

sabin

(n) United States microbiologist (born in Poland) who developed the Sabin vaccine that is taken orally against poliomyelitis (born 1906), Syn. Albert Sabin, Albert Bruce Sabin

schweitzer

(n) French philosopher and physician and organist who spent most of his life as a medical missionary in Gabon (1875-1965), Syn. Albert Schweitzer

sinatra

(n) United States singer and film actor (1915-1998), Syn. Frank Sinatra, Francis Albert Sinatra

speer

(n) German Nazi architect who worked for Hitler (1905-1981), Syn. Albert Speer

szent-gyorgyi

(n) United States biochemist (born in Hungary) who was the first to isolate vitamin C (1893-1986), Syn. Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, Albert von Szent-Gyorgyi

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Albertite

n. (Min.) A bituminous mineral resembling asphaltum, found in the county of Albert, New Brunswick. [ 1913 Webster ]

Albert ware

. A soft ornamental terra-cotta pottery, sold in the biscuit state for decorating. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Albertype

n. [ From the name of the inventor, Albert, of Munich. ] A picture printed from a kind of gelatine plate produced by means of a photographic negative. [ 1913 Webster ]

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