Bordet

[ bawr-dey; French bawr-de ]

noun

1. Jules Jean Baptiste Vin·cent [zh, y, l zhah, n, b, a, -, teest, va, n, -, sahn], 1870–1961, Belgian physiologist and bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1919.

Bordet

/ bɔrdɛ /

noun

1. BordetJules (Jean Baptiste Vincent)18701961MBelgianSCIENCE: bacteriologistSCIENCE: immunologist Jules ( Jean Baptiste Vincent ) (ʒyl). 1870–1961, Belgian bacteriologist and immunologist, who discovered complement. Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1919

Example Sentences

The Bordet reaction was not only useful in indicating the specificity and blood relationship for animals but also among plants.

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