Erlanger

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/ ˈɜr læŋ ər /

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noun

Joseph, 1874–1965, U.S. physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1944.

a city in N Kentucky.

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Words nearby Erlanger

Erivan, erk, Erlander, erlang, Erlangen, Erlanger, Erlenmeyer flask, erlking, ERM, Erma, Ermanaric

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How to use Erlanger in a sentence

Erlanger and Ortega Govela explain that, for some homeowners, the garage then became a creative space, spawning bands like No Doubt and Nirvana, and incubating companies like Apple, Hewlett-Packard, and Mattel.
In Praise of Garages|ckeyes|July 20, 2021|Outside Online
The comparative failure of the Erlanger loan marks the downfall of King Cotton.
The Day of the Confederacy|Nathaniel W. Stephenson
He had won over Emile Erlanger, that great banker who was deep in the confidence of Napoleon.
The Day of the Confederacy|Nathaniel W. Stephenson
Erlanger et Cie., of Paris, had purchased the state bonds at 95 cents in gold.
Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama|Walter L. Fleming

Spence went to Paris, saw Erlanger, and agreed to co-operate in floating the loan.
Great Britain and the American Civil War|Ephraim Douglass Adams
But on February 14, 1863, Erlanger's agents returned to Paris and uncertainty was at an end.
Great Britain and the American Civil War|Ephraim Douglass Adams

British Dictionary definitions for Erlanger

Erlanger

/ (ˈɜːlæŋə) /

noun

Joseph. 1874–1965, US physiologist. He shared a Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1944) with Gasser for their work on the electrical signs of nervous activity

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