Polio vaccine developer Crossword Clue

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Polio vaccine developer Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. United States microbiologist (born in Poland) who developed the Sabin vaccine that is taken orally against poliomyelitis (born 1906)
2. a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DEVELOPER (noun)
1. photographic equipment consisting of a chemical solution for developing film
2. someone who develops real estate (especially someone who prepares a site for residential or commercial use)
VACCINE (noun)
1. immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies

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