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JOHN MACLEOD

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• JOHN MACLEOD (noun)
The noun JOHN MACLEOD has 1 sense:

1. Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935)

Familiarity information: JOHN MACLEOD used as a noun is very rare.

• JOHN MACLEOD (noun)

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Meaning:

Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

John James Rickard Macleod; John Macleod; Macleod

Instance hypernyms:

physiologist (a biologist specializing in physiology)

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