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MCMASTER

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Overview

MCMASTER (noun)
  The noun MCMASTER has 1 sense:

1. United States historian who wrote a nine volume history of the people of the United States (1852-1932)play

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


English dictionary: Word details


MCMASTER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States historian who wrote a nine volume history of the people of the United States (1852-1932)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

John Bach McMaster; McMaster

Instance hypernyms:

historian; historiographer (a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it)


 Context examples 


Andrew Mente (McMaster University), first author, said that when it comes to major reductions in salt " there is little evidence in terms of improved health outcomes."

(Study Shows Average Consumption of Salt Good for Heart Health, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The researchers tested the material using two of the most troubling forms of antibiotic-resistant bacteria: MRSA and Pseudomonas, with the collaboration of Eric Brown of McMaster's Institute for Infectious Disease Research.

(Scientists Create Superbug-Resistant Self-Cleaning Surface, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, examined 41 studies conducted from 1990 to 2016.

(Tiny Babies May Face Mental Health Problems Later, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A team of researchers at McMaster University has developed a self-cleaning surface that can repel all forms of bacteria, preventing the transfer of antibiotic-resistant superbugs and other dangerous bacteria in settings ranging from hospitals to kitchens.

(Scientists Create Superbug-Resistant Self-Cleaning Surface, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)



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