Waksman

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwæksmən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(waksmən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Waks•man  (waksmən),USA pronunciation n. 
    Sel•man Abraham  (selmən),USA pronunciation 1888–1973, U.S. microbiologist: Nobel prize for medicine 1952.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Waksman / ˈwæksmən/
  1. Selman Abraham. 1888–1973, US microbiologist, born in Russia. He discovered streptomycin: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1952

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