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Definition of Macleod
1. Noun. Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Macleod
Literary usage of Macleod
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1656 by Samuel Rawson Gardiner (1903)
"If Macleod himself was absent at the time, he returned whilst Montrose was still in
... He pleaded hard with Macleod to accompany him to the Orkneys, ..."
2. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1896)
"And she said to me, 'What have you done with Sir Keith Macleod? ... Oh, you are
becoming as bad as Sir Keith Macleod himself!" said the other. ..."