ACHILLES
\ɐkˈɪliːz], \ɐkˈɪliːz], \ɐ_k_ˈɪ_l_iː_z]\
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a mythical Greek hero of Homer's Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his"Achilles' heel"
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tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].