Behring

[ bey-ring ]

noun
  1. E·mil von [ey-meel fuhn], /ˈeɪ mil fən/, 1854–1917, German physician and bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1901.

  2. Vi·tus [vee-toos]. /ˈvi tʊs/. Bering, Vitus.

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How to use Behring in a sentence

  • Not until June 4th, 1741, were Behring and Tschirikow in a position to start again.

  • Closely related as the various tribes are, the old hypothesis that they migrated from Asia across Behring Strait is untenable.

  • These smugglers had escaped detection for some time by traveling in native skin-boats across Behring Straits.

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British Dictionary definitions for Behring

Behring

noun
  1. (German ˈbeːrɪŋ) Emil (Adolf) von (ˈeːmiːl fɔn). 1854–1917, German bacteriologist, who discovered diphtheria and tetanus antitoxins: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1901

  2. (ˈbɛrɪŋ, ˈbɛər-) a variant spelling of Bering

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