Lysenko

[ li-seng-koh; Russian li-syen-kuh ]

/ lɪˈsɛŋ koʊ; Russian lɪˈsyɛn kə /

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noun

Tro·fim De·ni·so·vich

[truh-fyeemdyi-nyee-suh-vyich], /trʌˈfyim dyɪˈnyi sə vyɪtʃ/, 1898–1976, Russian biologist and agronomist.

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Words nearby Lysenko

Lys, Lysander, Lysandra, lysate, lyse, Lysenko, Lysenkoism, lysergic acid, lysergic acid diethylamide, lysi-, Lysias

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How to use Lysenko in a sentence

Shortly after that, when he was in Moscow, Vavilov and Lysenko got into a heated argument.
The Botanist Who Defied Stalin - Issue 99: Universality|Lee Alan Dugatkin|April 21, 2021|Nautilus
The article was fiction, but brought Lysenko to national attention, including the attention of Josef Stalin.
The Botanist Who Defied Stalin - Issue 99: Universality|Lee Alan Dugatkin|April 21, 2021|Nautilus
Vavilov was undeterred and kept up his fight against Lysenko.
The Botanist Who Defied Stalin - Issue 99: Universality|Lee Alan Dugatkin|April 21, 2021|Nautilus
Lysenko soon claimed to have conducted experiments in which wheat and barley produced higher yields during stretches of cold weather after their seeds were frozen in water before planting.
The Botanist Who Defied Stalin - Issue 99: Universality|Lee Alan Dugatkin|April 21, 2021|Nautilus

They could not, and Vavilov became Lysenko’s outspoken opponent.
The Botanist Who Defied Stalin - Issue 99: Universality|Lee Alan Dugatkin|April 21, 2021|Nautilus
But one convoy alone, according to Lysenko, consisted of 32 tanks, 16 D-30 howitzers and 30 KamAZ heavy trucks.
Putin Is Lying on Ukraine—and the West Can’t Stop Him|Jamie Dettmer|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“We stress that such a system, even in theory, is not part of armament of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” said Lysenko.
Ukraine Could Explode in the Next 48 Hours|Anna Nemtsova|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Lysenko

Lysenko

/ (lɪˈsɛŋkəʊ, Russian liˈsjɛnkə) /

noun

Trofim Denisovich (traˈfim dɪˈnisəvitʃ). 1898–1976, Russian biologist and geneticist

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