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haworth

/ˈhaʊ.ərθ/

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noun

/ˈhaʊ.ərθ/C1formal
  • ruИмя собственное, относящееся к английскому биохимику, пионеру в области исследования углеводов и первому, кто искусственно синтезировал витамин, а именно витамин C.

A proper noun referring to an English biochemist who was a pioneer in carbohydrate research and the first to artificially synthesize a vitamin, specifically vitamin C.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. C1formalbritishscientific

    Sir Walter Norman Haworth (1883–1950), an English biochemist known for his pioneering research on carbohydrates and for being the first to artificially synthesize a vitamin (vitamin C).

    ruАнглийский биохимик

    • Haworth's work on carbohydrates laid the foundation for modern carbohydrate chemistry.
    • He became the first person to synthesize a vitamin artificially when he created vitamin C.
    • The Haworth projection is a common way to represent the cyclic structure of sugars.
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