Warburg

[ vahr-boork; English wawr-burg ]

/ ˈvɑrˌbʊərk; English ˈwɔr bɜrg /

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noun

Ot·to Hein·rich

[awt-oh hahyn-rikh], /ˈɔt oʊ ˈhaɪn rɪx/, 1883–1970, German physiologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1931.

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How to use Warburg in a sentence

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He recently completed a biography of the banker Siegmund Warburg and is now working on the life of Henry Kissinger.
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As for Deppe's young protge, Fannie Warburg, whom he has formed completely, everybody says that she is wonderful.
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In the desert, far removed from medical aid, he obtained much relief from the use of Warburg's Tincture.
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Glycerol in various percentages in 2.9 percent sodium citrate dihydrate solution was placed in the sidearm of the Warburg flasks.
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Among them was Eugne Warburg, who went to Italy and distinguished himself as a sculptor.
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My men heard of a man escaping from Warburg, and I thought you were the man.
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British Dictionary definitions for Warburg

Warburg

/ (German ˈvɑrbʊrk) /

noun

Otto (Heinrich) (ˈoto). 1883–1970, German biochemist and physiologist: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1931) for his work on respiratory enzymes

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Medical definitions for Warburg

Warburg

[ wôr′bərg, vär′burk′ ]

Otto Heinrich 1883-1970

German biochemist. He won a 1931 Nobel Prize for research on the respiration of cells.