Metchnikoff

[ mech-ni-kawf, -kof; Russian myech-nyi-kuh f ]

/ ˌmɛtʃ nɪˈkɔf, -ˌkɒf; Russian ˈmyɛtʃ nyɪ kəf /

noun

É·lie

[French ey-lee] /French eɪˈli/, Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov, 1845–1916, Russian zoologist and bacteriologist in France: Nobel Prize in medicine 1908.

Russian Mechnikov.

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The death of the young had always deeply moved Metchnikoff, and it was so in this case.
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Now I must tell you what Doctor Metchnikoff said about you and your future!
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Metchnikoff read an epitome of his researches and of his answers to attacks on his theory.
Life of Elie Metchnikoff, 1845-1916|Olga Metchnikoff
During these holidays, Metchnikoff also wrote reminiscences of his friend the physiologist Setchnoff.
Life of Elie Metchnikoff, 1845-1916|Olga Metchnikoff

Metchnikoff thanked him, but firmly assured him that it was not possible to him.
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British Dictionary definitions for metchnikoff

Metchnikoff

/ (French mɛtʃnikɔf, Russian ˈmjetʃnikəf) /

noun

Élie (eli). 1845–1916, Russian bacteriologist in France. He formulated the theory of phagocytosis and shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1908

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Medicine definitions for metchnikoff

Metchnikoff

[ mĕch′nĭ-kôf′ ]

Elie 1845-1916

Russian zoologist. He shared a 1908 Nobel Prize for the discovery of phagocytes and their role in the immune system.