Wood·ward (w d w rd), C(omer) Vann Born 1908. American historian whose works include Origins of the New South (1951) and The Strange Career of Jim Crow (1955). |
| Woodward, Robert Burns 1917-1979. American chemist. He won a 1965 Nobel Prize for work in synthesizing complicated organic compounds. |
Woodward [ˈwʊdwəd]
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(Biographies / Woodward, R(obert) B(urns) (1917-1979) M, US, SCIENCE: chemist) R(obert) B(urns). 1917-79, US chemist. For his work on the synthesis of quinine, strychnine, cholesterol, and other organic compounds he won the Nobel prize for chemistry 1965
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| Noun | 1. |  Woodward - United States historian (1908-1999) |
| 2. | Woodward - United States chemist honored for synthesizing complex organic compounds (1917-1979) |
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