Dubos

[ doo-bohs; French dy-baws ]

noun

1. Re·né Jules [r, uh, -, ney, joolz, r, uh, -, ney, zh, y, l], 1901–82, U.S. bacteriologist, born in France: early advocate of ecological concern.

Dubos

/ do̅o̅-bôs′,-bō′,dü- /

1. French-born American bacteriologist noted for his research on natural antibiotics, tuberculosis, and environmental factors in disease. In 1939 he discovered tyrothricin, the first commercially produced antibiotic.

Example Sentences

Clancy DuBos, a New Orleans political analyst, said that Mr. Thomas earned back voters’ trust by facing up to his guilt, and then engaging in extensive volunteer and community service work.

From New York Times

“He’s seen as someone who’s fallen but he’s done a complete arc of redemption,” said Mr. DuBos.

From New York Times

“New Orleans is a city of neighborhoods, and this is a multigenerational turf war between the political organizations they came up in,” said Clancy DuBos, a longtime political analyst in the city.

From New York Times

“His downfall was one of the most spectacular, in the sense of how big it was, how powerful he was, and how far he fell,” said Clancy Dubos, who covered O’Keefe as a young reporter.

From Washington Times

Clancy Dubos, political editor of New Orleans alternative weekly the Gambit, hailed US attorney Jim Letten, Perricone’s boss, and his prosecutors as “modern-day untouchables”.

From The Guardian