Word: acidic
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Scratched. In Sydney, Australia, Norma Mary Dan, 33, won a divorce after testifying that her husband had poured itching powder on her bed several times, doused her clothes in acid "so that they just fell apart as I moved...
...mind being criticized, but I do mind being called "acid-tongued." You see, I am trying to be a Christian, and acid tongues don't help you on the way. I enjoy your pages-or I would not trouble to write...
Herself an acid-tongued footnote to British history, Virginia-born Lady Astor gaily recalled her debut as first woman seated in the Mother of Parliaments (in 1919). Escorted on her entrance by Lloyd George and A. J. Balfour-"both of whom were trembling, they were so ashamed"-Lady Astor even stirred up a critique on her big moment from a clarion-voiced observer: "Afterwards Sir Winston Churchill said I had made a very remarkable performance-but he would only speak to me in the lobby, not in the House. He said: 'When you entered, I felt you had come...
Especially valuable is kanamycin's effectiveness against strains of microbes, notably Staphylococcus aureus, that are resistant to the older antibiotics and have caused terrifying epidemics in many U.S. hospitals. Kanamycin got its acid test in such an outbreak in Houston (TIME, March 31): of 36 infants who got it, 28 recovered, including eleven who had been considered hopeless cases...
Bubbly Sand. Foamsil, a rigid, lightweight, acid-resisting sand insulating material that can be used in lieu of firebrick in lining furnace stacks or pipes subject to corrosion was announced by Pittsburgh Corning Corp. Expected to have wide use in the aeronautical field and also in nuclear energy installations (where its nonabsorptive nature keeps it from acting as a wick), Foamsil may also turn up as insulation in home electric appliances. Cost...