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JOHN JAMES RICKARD MACLEOD
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• JOHN JAMES RICKARD MACLEOD (noun)
The noun JOHN JAMES RICKARD MACLEOD has 1 sense:
1. Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935)
Familiarity information: JOHN JAMES RICKARD MACLEOD used as a noun is very rare.
• JOHN JAMES RICKARD MACLEOD (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
John James Rickard Macleod; John Macleod; Macleod
Instance hypernyms:
physiologist (a biologist specializing in physiology)
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