Kolbe

[ kawl-buh ]

noun

1. Ge·org [gey-, awrk], 1877–1947, German sculptor.

Kolbe

/ kôl′bə /

1. German chemist who was the first to synthesize an organic compound from inorganic materials (1843–45). He also developed an electrolytic procedure for the preparation of alkanes, and in 1859 synthesized salicylic acid from coal tar, which laid the foundation for the development of aspirin.

Example Sentences

South Africa kept the scoreboard ticking and then had that individual bit of brilliance from Cheslin Kolbe.

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Do they want to make sure they have the shirt next week or do they want to roll the dice knowing they could pop up, spin around someone and score two tries like Kolbe.

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Instead the scorching pace and side-stepping brilliance of Cheslin Kolbe and Kurt-Lee Arendse was decisive.

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England got off to a flying start as wing Ollie Sleightholme crossed after three minutes, but the Springboks showed their class as they shot back through a quickfire trio of tries from Grant Williams, Pieter-Steph du Toit and Cheslin Kolbe.

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Sam Underhill's charge put England within two points at the break, but South Africa ground their way remorselessly to victory, scoring the only try of the second half through the electric Kolbe and resisting England's increasingly desperate attempts to find a route back into the game.

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