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LEUWENHOEK

• LEUWENHOEK (noun)
The noun LEUWENHOEK has 1 sense:

1. Dutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood corpuscles (1632-1723)

Familiarity information: LEUWENHOEK used as a noun is very rare.

• LEUWENHOEK (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Dutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood corpuscles (1632-1723)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Anton van Leeuwenhoek; Anton van Leuwenhoek; Leeuwenhoek; Leuwenhoek

Instance hypernyms:

microscopist (a scientist who specializes in research with the use of microscopes)

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