Ehrlich

[ eyr-likh ]

/ ˈeɪr lɪx /

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noun

Paul

[poul], /paʊl/, 1854–1915, German physician, bacteriologist, and chemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1908.

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Words nearby Ehrlich

EHO, E hoa, EHR, Ehrenbreitstein, Ehrenburg, Ehrlich, Ehrlichia, ehrlichiosis, Ehrlich's inner body, EHS, EHV

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How to use Ehrlich in a sentence

In The Brain in Search of Itself, Ehrlich sketches Cajal as he moved through his life, capturing moments both mundane and extraordinary.
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To be fair, maybe we shouldn’t expect Ehrlich to provide in-depth climate analysis in a memoir.
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Film critic David Ehrlich continues his annual tradition of making a supercut of his favorite films of the year.
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Still, Ehrlich, who now works at the Washington law firm King & Spalding, harbors aspirations of having “a voice in the party.”
The GOP’s 2016 Dark Horse: This Guy?!|Ben Jacobs|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In an interview with The Daily Beast, Ehrlich seemed cognizant of the political implications of his trip to New Hampshire.
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Looking ahead, Ehrlich said he thinks “some really blunt talk is needed” in the coming presidential campaign.
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But that lack of unity may be what gives Ehrlich an opportunity.
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The differential count is best made upon a film stained with Wright's, Jenner's, or Ehrlich's stain.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Stain briefly with Ehrlich's hæmatoxylin (until nuclei are faint blue after washing with tap water).
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
Ehrlich and Guttmann initiated the use of methylene blue as an antiperiodic and its use in that line has been continued.
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Three men—Wassermann, Ehrlich, and Noguchi—have supplied the knowledge whereby the evil may be attacked.
Women's Wild Oats|C. Gasquoine Hartley
Und nicht nur ein grosser Dichter war er, sondern auch brav und ehrlich, und deshalb liebte ich ihn.
Types of Weltschmerz in German Poetry|Wilhelm Alfred Braun

British Dictionary definitions for Ehrlich

Ehrlich

/ (German ˈeːrlɪç) /

noun

Paul (paul). 1854–1915, German bacteriologist, noted for his pioneering work in immunology and chemotherapy and for his discovery of a remedy for syphilis: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1908

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Medical definitions for Ehrlich

Ehrlich

[ âr′lĭKH ]

Paul 1854-1915

German bacteriologist who conducted pioneering research in chemotherapy and developed the chemical Salvarsan as a treatment of syphilis. He is also known for his work in the fields of hematology and immunology, for which he shared a 1908 Nobel Prize.

Scientific definitions for Ehrlich

Ehrlich

[ âr′lĭk ]

Paul 1854-1915

German bacteriologist who was a pioneer in the study of the blood and the immune system, and in the development of drugs to fight specific disease-causing agents. He discovered a compound that was effective in combating sleeping sickness as well as a drug, called salvarsan, that cured syphilis.