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    Buchner
    noun
    Eduard (ˈeːduart). 1860–1917, German chemist who demonstrated that alcoholic fermentation is due to enzymes in the yeast: Nobel prize for chemistry 1907
  • Büchner
    Büchner
    noun
    Georg (ˈɡeːɔrk). 1813–37, German dramatist; regarded as a forerunner of the Expressionists: author of Danton's Death (1835) and Woyzeck (1837)

Buchner

1 British  
/ ˈbuːxnər /

noun

  1. Eduard (ˈeːduart). 1860–1917, German chemist who demonstrated that alcoholic fermentation is due to enzymes in the yeast: Nobel prize for chemistry 1907

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Büchner 2 British  
/ ˈbyːçnər /

noun

  1. Georg (ˈɡeːɔrk). 1813–37, German dramatist; regarded as a forerunner of the Expressionists: author of Danton's Death (1835) and Woyzeck (1837)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"All that time posting on TikTok helped me build my confidence," says Courtney Buchner.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2024

Buchner noted that Milroe’s talent really shows up when they’re watching film.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 31, 2023

The way he throws the ball, the boost his legs give him all stand out in a way that Buchner’s never seen, especially during a scramble Buchner saw against LSU.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 31, 2023

Neither Tyler Buchner nor Ty Simpson was as productive in splitting time against South Florida.

From Washington Times Sep. 21, 2023

In the present case, the ruling motive is purely a determination, as Buchner says, to stand by the facts and to establish the correct doctrine.

From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by Alger, William Rounseville

In 1963, he received the Georg Büchner Prize, one of the highest honors for German-language authors.

From Washington Post Nov. 28, 2022

Deputy government spokesman Wolfgang Büchner did not blame the protesters for the woman's death, but stressed their actions should not break the law.

From BBC Nov. 4, 2022

“It’s a concern of the government as a whole to do more for sport, including women’s football,” government spokesman Wolfgang Büchner said Monday in Berlin.

From Seattle Times Aug. 1, 2022

Büchner pictured things in the world as fragmentary, which is a very 20th-century feeling.

From New York Times Dec. 26, 2019

It's been a year since I've thought about Maria Büchner, my stepmother, my maestra.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

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