Definition of Dorothy Hodgkin

1. Noun. English chemist (born in Egypt) who used crystallography to study the structure of organic compounds (1910-1994).

Exact synonyms: Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin, Hodgkin
Generic synonyms: Chemist

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dorothy Hodgkin

Dorking
Dorking fowl
Dorking fowls
Dormand-Prince method
Dormition
Dorno rays
Doronicum
Doroteo Arango
Dorothea
Dorothea Lange
Dorotheanthus
Dorotheanthus bellidiformis
Dorothy
Dorothy Dix
Dorothy Dixer
Dorothy Hodgkin (current term)
Dorothy L. Sayers
Dorothy Leigh Sayers
Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin
Dorothy Parker
Dorothy Rothschild Parker
Dorothy Sayers
Dorothy bag
Dorothy bags
Dorset
Dorset's culture egg medium
Dorsoduro
Dortmund
Dorylinae

Literary usage of Dorothy Hodgkin

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1. Methods and Styles in the Development of Chemistry by Joseph Stewart Fruton (2002)
"... structure (as against the thiazolidine-oxazolone structure) of penicillin, which was established by the X-ray crystallographic work of Dorothy Hodgkin. ..."

2. OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2004 by OECD Staff (2004)
"New scholarships (Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Awards) will be granted to over 100 PhD students from India, China, Hong Kong (China), Russia and other ..."

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