Todd
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noun
Alexander Ro·ber·tus [roh-bur-tuh s] /roʊˈbɜr təs/Baron of Trumpington, 1907–97, Scottish chemist: Nobel prize 1957.
David,1855–1939, U.S. astronomer and teacher.
a male given name.
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Todd
/ (tɒd) /
noun
Baron Alexander Robertus . 1907–97, Scottish chemist, noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids: Nobel prize for chemistry 1957
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Todd
masc. proper name, also a surname (late 12c.), from Middle English todde "fox," a Northern English word of unknown origin.
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Todd
[ tŏd ]
British chemist. He won a 1957 Nobel Prize for his study of nucleic acids and nucleotide structures.
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