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windaus

/ˈvɪn.daʊs/

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noun

/ˈvɪn.daʊs/C1formal
  • ruИмя собственное, относящееся к немецкому химику, изучавшему стероиды и холестерин и открывшему гистамин, жившему с 1876 по 1959 год.

A proper noun referring to a German chemist who studied steroids and cholesterol and discovered histamine, living from 1876 to 1959.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. C2formalscientific

    Adolf Windaus (1876–1959) was a German chemist who conducted pioneering research on steroids and cholesterol, and also discovered histamine.

    ruВиндаус

    • Windaus received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1928 for his work on sterols.
    • His research on cholesterol laid the foundation for modern steroid chemistry.
    • Windaus's discovery of histamine was a major breakthrough in biochemistry.