(n.) A hot, dry, suffocating, dust-laden wind, that blows occasionally in Arabia, Syria, and neighboring countries, generated by the extreme heat of the parched deserts or sandy plains.
Example Sentences:
(1) We undertook a prospective study to test Simoons' hypothesis that in certain susceptible races milk exerts a cataractogenic effect.
(2) A stochastic model of gene-culture coevolution, suggested by the "culture historical hypothesis" of Simoons and McCracken, is presented.