Kendall

American  

[ken-dl] / ˈkɛn dl /

noun

1. Edward Calvin, 1886–1972, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1950.

2. a male given name.

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Kendall British  

/ ˈkɛndəl /

noun

1. Edward Calvin. 1886–1972, US biochemist, who isolated the hormone thyroxine (1916). He shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1950) with Phillip Hench and Tadeus Reichstein for their work on hormones

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Example Sentences

New measures on social media for under-16s will be brought in by the end of the year, Technology Secretary Liz Kendall has said, as a government consultation on the matter comes to an end.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

But Kendall said the government wanted to hear "all views" from the consultation, which closes at the end of Tuesday.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

While Soto-Martínez supports expanding the city’s unarmed personnel program, Carlisle and Kendall would like to expand the police force.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

“Dinner dates naturally involve things like discussing preferences, sharing things, compromising and making decisions together, which are all key parts of a relationship,” said Emma Kendall, a 26-year-old lawyer living in Australia.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

I wondered if Mr. Kendall had come back over from New Bedford to dig some more, camouflaged by the crowd of others like him.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk