Charpentier

[ shar-pahn-tyey ]

/ ʃar pɑ̃ˈtyeɪ /

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noun

Gus·tave

[gy-stav], /güˈstav/, 1860–1956, French composer.

Marc An·toine

[mark ahn-twan], /mark ɑ̃ˈtwan/, 1634–1704, French composer.

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How to use Charpentier in a sentence

The major paper that Doudna and Charpentier published on this has been cited more than 9,500 times.
2020 chemistry Nobel goes for CRISPR, the gene-editing tool|Tina Hesman Saey|October 8, 2020|Science News For Students
Today, Charpentier directs the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin, Germany.
2020 chemistry Nobel goes for CRISPR, the gene-editing tool|Tina Hesman Saey|October 8, 2020|Science News For Students
Charpentier, based in Europe, and Doudna, of the University of California, Berkeley, each started separate biotech companies.
The Nobel Prize in chemistry has gone to the two women who pioneered CRISPR gene editing|Niall Firth|October 7, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Patent rights have been disputed by Doudna’s and Charpentier’s institutions.
Gene-editing tool CRISPR wins the chemistry Nobel|Tina Hesman Saey|October 7, 2020|Science News

Charpentier hopes the award will provide a message to the public “that fundamental research is critical.”
Gene-editing tool CRISPR wins the chemistry Nobel|Tina Hesman Saey|October 7, 2020|Science News
Charpentier retorted by two laboured volumes, De l'excellence de la langue franoise , and finally won the day.
The Teaching and Cultivation of the French Language in England during Tudor and Stuart Times|Kathleen Lambley
(illustrated); Charpentier, Dentu, Hetzel and Lemerre have each published portions of his work.
Contes Franais|Douglas Labaree Buffum
I have never been very friendly with this Charpentier; and now for twenty miles of the way I could not draw a word from him.
The Exploits Of Brigadier Gerard|Arthur Conan Doyle
Still, I thought of the tone of his voice when he said to Charpentier that a soldier must not choose, but must obey.
The Exploits Of Brigadier Gerard|Arthur Conan Doyle
In the square opposite we see the curious piece of statuary: des Boulangers, by Charpentier.
Historic Paris|Jetta S. Wolff

British Dictionary definitions for Charpentier

Charpentier

/ (French ʃarpɑ̃tje) /

noun

Gustave (ɡystav). 1860–1956, French composer, whose best-known work is the opera Louise (1900)

Marc-Antoine. ?1645–1704, French composer, best known for his sacred music, particularly the Te Deum

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