Cornforth

American  

[kawrn-ferth, -fawrth, -fohrth] / ˈkɔrn fərθ, -ˌfɔrθ, -ˌfoʊrθ /

noun

1. Sir John Warcup 1917–2013, British chemist, born in Australia: Nobel Prize 1975.

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Cornforth British  

/ ˈkɔːnˌfɔːθ /

noun

1. Sir John Warcup. born 1917, Australian chemist, who shared the 1975 Nobel prize for chemistry with Vladimir Prelog for their work on stereochemistry

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Example Sentences

“Everything kind of points to a long, slow decline,” said Charles Hammond of Cornforth Consultants, the engineering firm hired by the operator of a quarry at the base of the ridge.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 11, 2018

Jeremy Cornforth works at the State Department in Washington and is the father of 5-year-old twins.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2017

Born in Sydney on Sept. 7, 1917, Cornforth gradually lost his hearing throughout childhood, and became completely deaf by age 20.

From Time • Sep. 7, 2017

Photos of the banner - which displayed the word "murderers" and the date of the tragedy - were put on Facebook by Jay Cornforth and Ainsley Meanock.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2016

So our good Father Cornforth was taken: a very holy man, whose life well deserves recording.

From The Condition of Catholics Under James I. by Gerard, John