Spallanzani

[spah-luh n-zah-nee; Italian spahl-lahn-tsah-nee]

noun

Laz·za·ro [lahd-dzah-raw] /ˈlɑd dzɑ rɔ/, 1729–99, Italian biologist.

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Historical Examples of spallanzani

But our interest now is in his controversy with Spallanzani.
Science and Morals and Other Essays
Bertram Coghill Alan Windle
Stromboli has also been described by Spallanzani, Hoffmann, Daubeny, and others.
Volcanoes: Past and Present
Edward Hull
Spallanzani, Lazzaro: 1794, Memoria sopra le Meduse fosforiche.
The Nature of Animal Light
E. Newton Harvey
Spallanzani cut off the legs and tail of a salamander six times, and Bonnet eight times, successively, and they were reproduced.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)
Charles Darwin
From these last facts, Spallanzani was led to regard the luminous matter as a compound of hydrogen and carburetted hydrogen gas.
The Book of Curiosities
I. Platts

British Dictionary definitions for spallanzani

Spallanzani

noun

Lazzaro. 1729–99, Italian physiologist, noted esp for his experimental studies of microorganisms and his work on animal reproduction and digestion

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spallanzani in Medicine

Spallanzani

[spăl′ən-zä′nē, späl′länt-sä′nē]Lazzaro 1729-1799

Italian physiologist who disproved the theory that microorganisms generate spontaneously. He is also noted for his research on circulation and digestion.