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Sputnik
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sputnik
English
+ V
Etymology
See en sputnik. The vaccine sense is an en Sputnik V y, from en ru Спутник V, a trade name given after Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite.
Noun
An adenovirus viral vector vaccine for COVID-19, developed in Russia.
en Sputnik V trade name
2021-12-22 Ann Hornaday ‘JFK’ at 30: Oliver Stone and the lasting impact of America’s most dangerous movie https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/12/22/oliver-stone-jfk-anniversary/ For the record, Stone has been quadruple-vaxxed against covid-19: “Two Sputniks and two Pfizers,” he says proudly. https://web.archive.org/web/20220524171335/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/12/22/oliver-stone-jfk-anniversary/ 24 May 2022
en sputnik.
Derived terms
en Sputnik weed Sputniked Sputnik star
Proper noun
en village in Pechengsky District, obl/Murmansk c/Russia.
Anagrams
en iknpstu Stupnik stink up upknits
en COVID-19