Djerassi

American  

[jer-ah-see] / dʒərˈɑ si /

noun

1. Carl 1923–2015, Austrian-born U.S. chemist, novelist, and playwright.

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Djerassi Scientific  

/ djĕ-rä′sē /

1. Austrian-born American chemist who pioneered the development of the first contraceptive pill, as well as many commonly used drugs, including antihistamines and anti-inflammatory agents.

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Example Sentences

In an article in Science magazine, Djerassi explained that recent advances in his field had made it possible to track changes in blood hormone levels simply by taking samples of saliva or urine.

From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2016

Unconventional, brave and transgressive to the end, Djerassi was the very definition of a Renaissance man.

From Time • Dec. 30, 2015

Some other deaths in the science world: inventor Forrest Bird, nuclear physicist Ralph Nobles, engineer Oscar Carl Holderer, chemist Carl Djerassi and scientist Richard Post.

From Washington Times • Dec. 15, 2015

Carl Djerassi, 91, the Stanford University chemist widely considered the father of the birth-control pill, died Jan. 30 in San Francisco.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2015

Carl Djerassi, who synthesized a hormone that changed the world by creating the crucial ingredient for the oral contraceptive known as “the pill,” died at the age of 91.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2015