Merrifield

[ mĕr′ə-fēld′ ]

R(obert) Bruce Born 1921

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American biochemist. He won a 1984 Nobel Prize for developing a method of synthesizing peptides and proteins from amino acids.

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Did you ever collect all those state quarters? Put them to good use on this quiz about curious state monikers and the facts around them.

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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

Magdalen laughed, and said her only chance of seeing a book she wanted was that Lady Merrifield should have asked for it.
Modern Broods|Charlotte Mary Yonge
And she never once had the pleasure of saying that she was keeping the next dance for Wilfred Merrifield!
Modern Broods|Charlotte Mary Yonge
Captain Samuel Merrifield, of Stokesley, had been on a voyage for four years, and had not long been at home.
Modern Broods|Charlotte Mary Yonge
All, save Mrs. Merrifield and her boy, had gone different ways in London, so there was plenty of room in the barouche.
Modern Broods|Charlotte Mary Yonge

Mrs Merrifield certainly errs in thinking glass, when mixed with oils, opaque.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 356, June, 1845|Various