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WINDAUS

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Overview

WINDAUS (noun)
  The noun WINDAUS has 1 sense:

1. German chemist who studied steroids and cholesterol and discovered histamine (1876-1959)play

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


English dictionary: Word details


WINDAUS (noun)


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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