Cohn

[ kohn ]

/ koʊn /

noun

Edwin Joseph,1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.

Fer·di·nand Ju·li·us

[fur-dn-and jool-yuh s; German fer-di-nahnt yoo-lee-oo s] /ˈfɜr dnˌænd ˈdʒul yəs; German ˈfɛr dɪˌnɑnt ˈyu liˌʊs/, 1828–98, German botanist and bacteriologist.

Roy Marcus,1927–86, U.S. lawyer, aide to Senator Joseph McCarthy.

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Example sentences from the Web for cohn

Fame came only after Cohn pressured her to diet, dye her hair, cap her teeth, and change her name.
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Cohn did, but only after Sinatra agreed to a salary of just of $8,000.
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But isn't the scenario Cohn envisions in 2020 far different than what we face today?
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Like Chait and Cohn, I have a Michigan connection and once worked at The New Republic.
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The Romney-Ryan plan, Cohn notes, would cut Medicaid by $800 billion over 10 years.
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Cohn long ago showed that certain glistening particles observed Sulphur bacteria.
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As to the constancy of form, however, Cohn maintained certain reservations which have been ignored by some of his followers.
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Professors Cohn and Koch stand prominently forward as the advocates of the germ theory of disease by bacteria.
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The correctness of this conclusion was proved by Cohn, who also perfected a classification.
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Cohn closed with the offer forthwith, and went home to Mr. Begg's trembling with excitement.
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Medical definitions for cohn

Cohn

[ kōn ]

Ferdinand Julius 1828-1898

German botanist considered the founder of bacteriology. The first to recognize bacteria as plants, he proposed a classification system for bacteria based on genus and species.