HyperDic: haworth

English > 1 sense of the word Haworth:
NOUNperson Haworth, Sir Walter Norman HaworthEnglish biochemist who was a pioneer in research on carbohydrates
Haworth > pronunciation
Soundshhae'werth
Rhymesberth ... worth / Worth: 17 rhymes with erth...
English > Haworth: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningEnglish 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).
SynonymSir Walter Norman Haworth
Instance ofbiochemistsomeone with special training in biochemistry

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict