Hinshelwood

American  

[hin-shuhl-wood] / ˈhɪn ʃəlˌwʊd /

noun

1. Sir Cyril Norman, 1897–1967, English chemist: Nobel Prize 1956.

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Hinshelwood British  

/ ˈhɪnʃəlˌwʊd /

noun

1. Sir Cyril Norman. 1897–1967, English chemist, who shared the Nobel prize for chemistry (1956) for the study of reaction kinetics

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Example Sentences

Brighton heap more pressure on Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior as they ease to a comfortable 3-0 win thanks to goals from Ferdi Kadioglu, Jack Hinshelwood and Danny Welbeck.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Brentford's Igor Thiago scored a 29th minute penalty, but Danny Welbeck bagged Brighton's 71st minute leveller and Jack Hinshelwood netted in the 84th minute.

From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025

Jack Hinshelwood and Joao Pedro — from the penalty spot — put Brighton 2-0 ahead by the 23rd minute.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2023

His adviser, Cyril Hinshelwood, wanted to pursue the idea that the environment altered observable characteristics of bacteria.

From Nature • Apr. 10, 2019

It was inspected, but, being enclosed, was abandoned for an eminence in an adjacent garden, the property of Mr. Hinshelwood, a Scotchman who had settled some years previously as an Esparto merchant in Oran.

From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John