Monod

[ maw-noh ]

/ mɔˈnoʊ /

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noun

Jacques

[zhahk], /ʒɑk/, 1910–76, French chemist: Nobel Prize 1965.

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Words nearby Monod

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How to use Monod in a sentence

She was a daughter of the great French preacher, Frederick Monod, and had an only brother who was all in all to her.
The Power of Womanhood, or Mothers and Sons|Ellice Hopkins
I had recovered, and Dr. Monod, who was attending me, said that I could now be moved without any fear of ill effects.
My Double Life|Sarah Bernhardt
For the modern period, consult the Introduction of M. G. Monod to vol.
Introduction to the Study of History|Charles V. Langlois
To the late Frederic Monod belongs the imperishable honor of commencing the renovation by means of his little Sunday school.
History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology|John F. Hurst

Inspired by such men as Vinet and Monod, they do not stand merely on the defensive, but are constantly aggressive.
History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology|John F. Hurst

Scientific definitions for Monod

Monod

[ mô-nō′ ]

Jacques Lucien 1910-1976

French biochemist who, with François Jacob, proposed the existence of messenger RNA. Monod and Jacob also studied how genes control cellular activity by directing the synthesis of proteins.