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  • 101Schiff base — noun an imine …

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  • 102Schiff — Hugo, German chemist in Florence, 1834–1915. See S. base, S. reagent, Kasten fluorescent S. reagents, under reagent, periodic acid S. stain, ninhydrin S. stain for proteins. Moritz, German physiologist, 1823–1896. See S. Sherrington phenomenon …

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  • 103Schiff, Robert — (1/17/1869 Vienna 1935) (Austria)    Portrait and genre artist. Studied at the Vienna Academy and in Berlin, Munich, and in Paris under B. Constant and Laurens. In 1899 he was a member of the Vienna Artist House.    Reproductions: [Brothel… …

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  • 104Schiff, David Tevele — (fl. 18th cent)    German rabbi. He was born in Frankfurt am Main. He served as maggid in Vienna, head of the bet midrash in Worms, and dayyan in Frankfurt. In 1765 he became rabbi of the Great Synagogue in London. A volume of his responsa,… …

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  • 105Schiff, Jacob Henry — (1847 1920)    American financier and philanthropist. He was born in Germany, and went to the US in 1885, where he became head of the banking firm of Kuhn, Loeb and Co. He was a founder of the American Jewish Committee, and contributed to a wide… …

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  • 106Schiff, Jacob H(enry) — (10 ene. 1847, Francfort del Meno–25 sep. 1920, Nueva York, N.Y., EE.UU.). Financista y filántropo estadounidense nacido en Alemania. En 1865 emigró a EE.UU. y en 1875 se incorporó al banco de inversiones de Kuhn, Loeb & Co. En 1885 sucedió a su… …

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  • 107Schiff-Fahrt — Schịff|fahrt, Schịff Fahrt, die: 1. <o. Pl.> das Fahren von Schiffen auf Gewässern zur Beförderung von Personen und Gütern. 2. (selten) Schiffsfahrt …

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  • 108Schiff reagent — a reagent for testing for the presence of aldehydes, prepared by dissolving 0.25 g of fuchsin in 1 liter of water and decolorizing by passing sulfur dioxide into it. In the presence of aldehyde the blue color is restored …

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  • 109Schiff-Sherrington syndrome — paraplegia in dogs with rigid extension of the hind limbs, usually associated with acute severe compression of the thoracolumbar spinal cord …

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  • 110Schiff — SchiffIn 1.Flugzeug.Verkürztaus»Luftschiff«.Fliegerspr.1935ff. 2.breitgebautesAuto.Analogzu⇨Dampfer.1950ff,halbw. 3.Liebesgabenpäckchen;PaketausderHeimat;SendunganeinenHäftling.WohlaufgefaßtalsRettungsschifffüreinenHungernden.Seitdemspäten19.Jh.,s… …

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