| Franklin, Benjamin | <person> U.S. Physicist and statesman, 1706-1790. See: franklinic, Franklin spectacles. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Franklin, Edward | <person> U.S. Physician, *1928. See: Franklin's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| franklinic | Of or pertaining to Benjamin Franklin. Franklinic electricity, electricity produced by friction. Synonym: statical electricity. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| franklinic taste | A metallic or sour taste produced by the application of static electricity to the tongue. Synonym: voltaic taste. (05 Mar 2000) |
| franklinite | <chemical> A kind of mineral of the spinel group. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |