Waksman

[ waks-muhn ]

noun

1. Sel·man Abraham [sel, -m, uh, n], 1888–1973, U.S. microbiologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1952.

Waksman

/ ˈwæksmən /

noun

1. WaksmanSelman Abraham18881973MUSRussianSCIENCE: biologist Selman Abraham. 1888–1973, US microbiologist, born in Russia. He discovered streptomycin: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1952

Waksman

/ wăks′mən /

1. Ukrainian-born American microbiologist who pioneered the development of antibiotics. His discoveries included streptomycin (1944), the first drug effective against tuberculosis. He received the Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine in 1952.

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