Cori

[ kawr-ee, kohr-ee ]

noun
  1. Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.

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How to use Cori in a sentence

  • She gave the child to Cori and confidently moved to follow him.

    The Forgotten Planet | Murray Leinster
  • There would be a superb entrance for him upon his return from the army, 'cavatina guerriera con Cori'.

    Gerfaut, Complete | Charles de Bernard
  • Cori left with her children—very carefully on watch for danger to them—to see what she could find.

    The Forgotten Planet | Murray Leinster

British Dictionary definitions for Cori

Cori

/ (ˈkɔːrɪ) /


noun
  1. Carl Ferdinand. 1896–1984, US biochemist, born in Bohemia; shared a Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1947) with his wife Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori (1896–1957) and Bernardo Houssay, for elucidating the stages of glycolysis

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