An infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing intense itching caused by the mites burrowing into the skin of humans and other animals. It is transmissible from human to human; secondary skin infection may occur.
A great and beast which God shows to Job in Job 40:15–24.
A person or thing that converts. A device that changes voltage or , for example one that converts alternating current to direct current. A retort or furnace, used e.g. in the Bessemer process, in which molten cast iron is decarburized and converted into steel by a blast of air forced through the liquid metal. A reaction chamber in which exhaust gases are catalytically converted to carbon dioxide A program that converts one file format to another one, or which converts between different units of measurement, such as miles to meters.
A thin, sheet of tin or an alloy of tin and lead, used as a protective wrapping.
Any of the discourses of Demosthenes against Philip II of Macedon, the liberty of Athens.
A unit of whose identification remains very unclear.
