Edelman

[ ed-l-muh n ]
/ ˈɛd l mən /

noun

Gerald Maurice,1929–2014, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1972.

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British Dictionary definitions for edelman

Edelman
/ (ˈɛdəlmən) /

noun

Gerald Maurice. born 1929, US biochemist: he shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1972) with Rodney Porter for determining the structure of antibodies
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Medical definitions for edelman

Edelman
[ ĕd′l-mən ]
Gerald Maurice Born 1929

American biochemist. He shared a 1972 Nobel Prize for research on the chemical structure and nature of antibodies.
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Scientific definitions for edelman

Edelman
[ ĕd′l-mən ]
Gerald Maurice Born 1929

American biochemist who shared with Rodney Porter the 1972 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine for their research on the chemical structure and nature of antibodies.
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