Liebig

American  

[lee-bikh] / ˈli bɪx /

noun

1. Justus Baron von 1803–73, German chemist.

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Liebig British  

/ ˈliːbɪç /

noun

1. Justus (ˈjʊstʊs), Baron von Liebig. 1803–73, German chemist, who founded agricultural chemistry. He also contributed to organic chemistry, esp to the concept of radicals, and discovered chloroform

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Liebig Scientific  

/ lē′bĭg /

1. German chemist who was one of the first to investigate organic compounds and to develop techniques for their analysis. Liebig also first described the process now known as photosynthesis, and he made observations about the use of fertilizers that led to many improvements in agricultural practices.

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Example Sentences

"There's always a trade-off between rapid and sustainable labour market integration," said Thomas Liebig, chief economist for the OECD's international migration department.

From Reuters • Jul. 21, 2023

“We tested all known Spix’s in the world for this virus,” says Michael Lierz, a veterinarian at the Justus Liebig University Giessen.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 8, 2022

Liebig was also the first to mass-produce and distribute a product associated with protein in the 1860s, "Liebig's Extract of Meat."

From Salon • Nov. 7, 2021

Lorie Liebig, a Nashville-based publicist and journalist, began compiling a Google Doc tracking what country artists had posted — or not posted — in support of Black Lives Matter.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2021

Liebig was not exactly what is called a fluent speaker," says Professor Hofmann, of Berlin, "but there was an earnestness, an enthusiasm in all he said, which irresistibly carried away the hearer.

From Heroes of Science Chemists by Muir, M. M. Pattison (Matthew Moncrieff Pattison)