Ehrlich

American  

[eyr-likh] / ˈeɪr lɪx /

noun

1. Paul 1854–1915, German physician, bacteriologist, and chemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1908.

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Ehrlich British  

/ ˈeːrlɪç /

noun

1. 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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Ehrlich Scientific  

/ âr′lĭk /

1. 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.

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Example Sentences

Ehrlich displayed a total lack of confidence in man’s ability to improvise, innovate and invent.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Stanford biologist Paul Ehrlich, who died Friday at age 93, made his most important contribution to the world by losing a bet.

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“The battle to feed humanity is over,” Ehrlich wrote.

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That kind of output “is a significant undertaking and outcomes are uncertain,” Reif Ehrlich wrote.

From Barron's

Joel Otterson’s intimate sculptures set moss agate in silver and brass at Ehrlich Steinberg.

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