SIR WALTER NORMAN HAWORTH

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• SIR WALTER NORMAN HAWORTH (noun)
  The noun SIR WALTER NORMAN HAWORTH has 1 sense:

1. English biochemist who was a pioneer in research on carbohydrates; when he synthesized vitamin C he became the first person to synthesize a vitamin artificially (1883-1950)

  Familiarity information: SIR WALTER NORMAN HAWORTH used as a noun is very rare.

• SIR WALTER NORMAN HAWORTH (noun)

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Meaning:

English biochemist who was a pioneer in research on carbohydrates; when he synthesized vitamin C he became the first person to synthesize a vitamin artificially (1883-1950)

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Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Haworth; Sir Walter Norman Haworth

Instance hypernyms:

biochemist (someone with special training in biochemistry)