The practical value of artemisinin itself as a therapeutic agent has been limited by several factors, however. Artemisinin has a high rate of recrudescence [8], poor oral activity [8], a short half-life in plasma [9], and limited solubility in both water and oil [10].

à trois in a Europe of five powers (= being allied with three of the five main powers)

For starters, thin me tanned easily and didn't have a forehead so wide it was called a fivehead.

The word Majolica, or Maiolica […] was applied to all Stanniferous faience of Italy and Spain.