Eigen

[ ahy-guhn ]

noun
  1. Man·fred [German mahn-freyt], /German ˈmɑn freɪt/, 1927–2019, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1967.

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British Dictionary definitions for Eigen (1 of 2)

Eigen

/ (German ˈaiɡən) /


noun
  1. Manfred. born 1927, German physical chemist: shared the Nobel prize for chemistry (1967) for developing his relaxation technique for studying fast reactions

British Dictionary definitions for eigen- (2 of 2)

eigen-

combining form
  1. characteristic; proper: eigenvalue

Origin of eigen-

2
from German, literally: own

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