Waksman
[ waks-muhn ]
/ ˈwæks mən /
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noun
Sel·man Abraham [sel-muhn], /ˈsɛl mən/, 1888–1973, U.S. microbiologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1952.
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British Dictionary definitions for Waksman
Waksman
/ (ˈwæksmən) /
noun
Selman Abraham. 1888–1973, US microbiologist, born in Russia. He discovered streptomycin: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1952
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Scientific definitions for Waksman
Waksman
[ wăks′mən ]
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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