Perrin

American  

[pe-ran] / pɛˈrɛ̃ /

noun

1. Jean Baptiste 1870–1942, French physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in physics 1926.

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Perrin British  

/ pɛrɛ̃ /

noun

1. Jean Baptiste (ʒɑ̃ batist). 1870–1942, French physicist. His researches on the distribution and diffusion of particles in colloids (1911) gave evidence for the physical reality of molecules, confirmed the explanation of Brownian movement in terms of kinetic theory, and determined the magnitude of the Avogadro constant. He also studied cathode rays: Nobel prize for physics 1926

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Perrin

More research is needed, but Perrin explains that for now, the discovery is “CRISPR-like in its architecture, but there is no evidence that it is CRISPR-like in its function.”

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

This is the fifth play by Hunter that John Perrin Flynn, Rogue Machine’s founding artistic director, has directed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

“For the young vines we had to do it because they won’t survive the whole summer,” Perrin said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Cedric Perrin, chief of the foreign affairs and defence committee at the French Senate, said that Macron "was the only one who still believed in the survival of FCAS."

From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026

Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill is a very able book, but should not be read by schoolmasters while recovering, let us say, from influenza.

From The Lighter Side of School Life by Ian Hay

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