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LEEUWENHOEK
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• LEEUWENHOEK (noun)
The noun LEEUWENHOEK has 1 sense:
1. Dutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood corpuscles (1632-1723)
Familiarity information: LEEUWENHOEK used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood corpuscles (1632-1723)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Anton van Leeuwenhoek; Anton van Leuwenhoek; Leeuwenhoek; Leuwenhoek
Instance hypernyms:
microscopist (a scientist who specializes in research with the use of microscopes)
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