Bordet

American  

[bawr-dey, bawr-de] / bɔrˈdeɪ, bɔrˈdɛ /

noun

1. Jules Jean Baptiste Vincent 1870–1961, Belgian physiologist and bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1919.

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Bordet British  

/ bɔrdɛ /

noun

1. Jules ( Jean Baptiste Vincent ) (ʒyl). 1870–1961, Belgian bacteriologist and immunologist, who discovered complement. Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1919

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Example Sentences

Psychosociologist Joelle Bordet, 72, said she thought the word "reconciliation" was "too strong".

From Barron's

Next to Bordet was Nour-Eddine Skiker, head of the "Jalons pour la paix" association, some of whose volunteers came with a local youth council group to lend a hand.

From Barron's

Jean-François Bordet, a Chablis producer in the picturesque riverside village of Maligny, said local winemakers were struggling even before the COVID-19 crisis, as bad weather hit three out of the last four grape harvests.

From Los Angeles Times

“Over the long term, having a pregnancy is safe,” said lead study author Matteo Lambertini, an oncologist at the Institut Jules Bordet in Brussels.

From Washington Post

In many cases “the informed consent is 20 pages of nothing”, says Harry Bleiberg, an oncologist formerly at the Jules Bordet Institute in Brussels who is now a medical consultant for the pharmaceutical industry.

From Nature