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WINDAUS
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• WINDAUS (noun)
The noun WINDAUS has 1 sense:
1. German chemist who studied steroids and cholesterol and discovered histamine (1876-1959)
Familiarity information: WINDAUS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
German chemist who studied steroids and cholesterol and discovered histamine (1876-1959)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Adolf Windaus; Windaus
Instance hypernyms:
chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)
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