Krebs

American  

[kreps, krebz] / krɛps, krɛbz /

noun

1. Sir Hans Adolf 1900–81, German biochemist in England: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1953.

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Krebs British  

/ krɛbz /

noun

1. Sir Hans Adolf. 1900–81, British biochemist, born in Germany, who shared a Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1953) for the discovery of the Krebs cycle

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Krebs Scientific  

/ krĕbz /

1. German-born British biochemist who in 1936 discovered the process that came to be known as the Krebs cycle. For this work he shared with American biochemist Fritz Lipmann the 1953 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.

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Example Sentences

A week later, security blogger Brian Krebs published a story highlighting Brundage’s research on Kimwolf’s origin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

One outcome was an increase in metabolites such as mesaconate, which participates in the Krebs cycle, a fundamental energy-producing pathway in cells.

From Science Daily • Dec. 14, 2025

Whatever happens, students and their parents should know that “they’re actually the ones in control of this process,” said Krebs, of HelloCollege.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

"Political discussions have no place in criminal proceedings," said Krebs, adding that the consequences of the stabbings have been "devastating" for all those affected.

From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025

Krebs fled that same year, as did the biochemist Ernest Chain and physiologist Wilhelm Feldberg.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee