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REICHSTEIN
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• REICHSTEIN (noun)
The noun REICHSTEIN has 1 sense:
1. a Swiss chemist born in Poland; studied the hormones of the adrenal cortex
Familiarity information: REICHSTEIN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Swiss chemist born in Poland; studied the hormones of the adrenal cortex
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Reichstein; Tadeus Reichstein
Instance hypernyms:
chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)
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