Behring

[ bey-ring ]

noun

1. E·mil von [ey, -meel f, uh, n], 1854–1917, German physician and bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1901.
2. Vi·tus [vee, -t, oo, s]. Bering, Vitus.

Behring

noun

1. ˈbeːrɪŋ BehringEmil (Adolf) von18541917MGermanSCIENCE: bacteriologist Emil ( Adolf ) von (ˈeːmiːl fɔn). 1854–1917, German bacteriologist, who discovered diphtheria and tetanus antitoxins: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1901
2. ˈbɛrɪŋˈbɛər- a variant spelling of Bering

Example Sentences

The sigh came both from Anders Behring Breivik and from his victims.

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How would the American right have responded had Anders Behring Breivik been a Muslim?

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And somewhere out there, someone like Anders Behring Breivik is watching.

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The next dish you break, Mr. Steward, you take a bath in the Behring Sea at the end of a rope.

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He embarked on board De Behring's vessel and died at Kamtchatka.

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Not until June 4th, 1741, were Behring and Tschirikow in a position to start again.

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Closely related as the various tribes are, the old hypothesis that they migrated from Asia across Behring Strait is untenable.

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These smugglers had escaped detection for some time by traveling in native skin-boats across Behring Straits.

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