Behring
Americannoun
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Emil von 1854–1917, German physician and bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1901.
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Vitus Bering, Vitus.
noun
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Emil ( Adolf ) von (ˈeːmiːl fɔn). 1854–1917, German bacteriologist, who discovered diphtheria and tetanus antitoxins: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1901
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a variant spelling of Bering
Example Sentences
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CSL Behring declined to comment on the drug’s pricing beyond its public statement.
From Scientific American • Dec. 9, 2022
Biopharmaceutical firm CSL Behring manufactures the gene therapy treatment Hemgenix, which allows patients with hemophilia to produce a protein that makes their blood clot in open wounds and halt prolonged bleeding.
From Washington Times • Nov. 24, 2022
In 1997, the Seahawks were in danger of being moved to California under former owner Ken Behring.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2021
I thank heaven for Hilleman and John Enders, Albert Sabin, Jonas Salk, Emil von Behring and countless other virologists who transformed the world with their life-preserving vaccines.
From Washington Post • Sep. 14, 2021
They are used to this day in Ireland and Wales and in Alaska; sealskin boats still make the crossing of Behring Straits.
From A Short History of the World by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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