Willstätter

[ vil-shtet-uhr ]

noun

1. Rich·ard [rikh, -ah, r, t], 1872–1942, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1915.

Example Sentences

Scientists got their first glimpse of the complexity behind blue flowers in 1913, when German researcher Richard Willstätter announced he had isolated the blue pigment from cornflowers.

From Science Magazine

Anthocyanins can change color depending on the acidity of a solution, so Willstätter proposed that roses had a different hue because the pH in their petals was lower than in cornflowers.

From Science Magazine

In a nod to Willstätter, he is even trying to change the pH in the rose petals.

From Science Magazine

“We are disappointed in the court’s decision, but Kathy Scott maintains she is not guilty, and intends to appeal the conviction and sentence imposed today,” said Scott’s lawyer, Richard Willstatter.

From Reuters

“Because the practice is not out in the open, we don’t hear about them most of the time,” said Richard D. Willstatter, a past president of the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

From New York Times