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HAWORTH

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HAWORTH (noun)
  The noun HAWORTH has 1 sense:

1. English biochemist who was a pioneer in research on carbohydrates; when he synthesized vitamin C he became the first person to synthesize a vitamin artificially (1883-1950)play

  Familiarity information: HAWORTH used as a noun is very rare.


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HAWORTH (noun)


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Meaning:

English biochemist who was a pioneer in research on carbohydrates; when he synthesized vitamin C he became the first person to synthesize a vitamin artificially (1883-1950)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Haworth; Sir Walter Norman Haworth

Instance hypernyms:

biochemist (someone with special training in biochemistry)


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