Lynen
[ lee-nen ]
/ ˈli nɛn /
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noun
Fe·o·dor [fey-aw-dawr], /feɪˈɔ dɔr/, 1911–1979, German biochemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1964.
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How to use Lynen in a sentence
As also that Mr. Eaton hath certen fyne corse lynen, which he meanes to send to Manillias.
Diary of Richard Cocks, Volume II|Richard Cocks“Apium is good for lunatyke Folke yf it be bounde to the pacyentes heed with a lynen clothe dyed reed,” etc.
The Old English Herbals|Eleanour Sinclair RohdeAlso the China Capt. gave me a peec of China lynen to mak breeches of, etc.
Diary of Richard Cocks Vol. I|Richard CocksSayer sent me a pece lik lynen (or rather silk) and the lyke to Mr. Eaton and Mr. Nealson.
Diary of Richard Cocks Vol. I|Richard Cocks
Medical definitions for Lynen
Lynen
[ lē′nən, lü′- ]
German biochemist. He shared a 1964 Nobel Prize for research on cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism.
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