an annual prize awarded by the French government in a competition of painters and artists and sculptors and musicians and architects; the winner in each category receives support for a period of study in Rome
the removal of iodine atoms from organic compounds
a region of north central France including Paris and the area around it
defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalry
an enzyme that removes the iodine radical
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
