Noguchi

[ nuh-goo-chee; Japanese naw-goo-chee ]

/ nəˈgu tʃi; Japanese nɔˈgu tʃi /

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noun

Hi·de·yo

[hee-de-yaw], /ˈhi dɛˌyɔ/, 1876–1928, Japanese physician and bacteriologist in the U.S.

I·sa·mu

[ee-sah-moo], /ˈi sɑˌmu/, 1904–88, U.S. sculptor and designer.

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Words nearby Noguchi

no-go area, no-good, no-goodnik, no great shakes, no-growth, Noguchi, Noh, no hard feelings, no-hit, no-hitter, no holds barred

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How to use Noguchi in a sentence

However, the combined format rules dictate that an athlete’s performance in the qualifying round acts as the tiebreaker, which is why Noguchi got the medal.
Janja Garnbret Wins Women’s Climbing Gold|jversteegh|August 6, 2021|Outside Online
Still, the math worked out to give her 64 points—tying Noguchi for third place.
Janja Garnbret Wins Women’s Climbing Gold|jversteegh|August 6, 2021|Outside Online
Nonaka went third, third, and fifth in speed, bouldering, and lead for a score of 45, and Noguchi took fourth place in all three events for a final score of 64.
Janja Garnbret Wins Women’s Climbing Gold|jversteegh|August 6, 2021|Outside Online
Creatively, I admire people like [Jean] Debuffet and Isamu Noguchi.
Lina Viktor Is the Artist Who Paints With Gold|Erin Cunningham|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Three men—Wassermann, Ehrlich, and Noguchi—have supplied the knowledge whereby the evil may be attacked.
Women's Wild Oats|C. Gasquoine Hartley
For purposes of comparison Dr. Noguchi collected a number of rats in this country and removed their kidneys.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights|Kelly Miller
Noguchi has succeeded in obtaining pure cultures from the infected tissues of the rabbit.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
Noguchi and Moore have discovered the spirochæte in the brain in a number of cases of general paralysis of the insane.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
Then Noguchi with great solemnity unwrapping the present, would slide across the floor and deposit it between the host and myself.
A Diplomat in Japan|Ernest Mason Satow

British Dictionary definitions for Noguchi

Noguchi

/ (nɔːˈɡuːtʃɪ) /

noun

Hideyo (ˈhiːdɛˌjɔː). 1876–1928, Japanese bacteriologist, active in the US. He made important discoveries in the treatment of syphilis

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