Spallanzani

American  

[spah-luhn-zah-nee, spahl-lahn-tsah-nee] / ˌspɑ lənˈzɑ ni, ˌspɑl lɑnˈtsɑ ni /

noun

1. Lazzaro 1729–99, Italian biologist.

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Spallanzani British  

/ ˌspæləntˈsɑːnɪ /

noun

1. Lazzaro. 1729–99, Italian physiologist, noted esp for his experimental studies of microorganisms and his work on animal reproduction and digestion

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Example Sentences

In 1776, Lazzaro Spallanzani, an Italian naturalist, described how the animals could dry out completely and then be resurrected with a splash of water.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2024

“We’re back to normal volatility,” said John Spallanzani, portfolio manager at Miller Value Partners.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 31, 2018

Doctors at the Spallanzani Institute for Infectious Diseases in Rome said it pointed to the possibility that the virus was reproducing itself in the male genital tract.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2016

He went first to Sicily and then to Rome aboard a C-130 transport plane and was taken immediately to the capital’s Spallanzani hospital, which specializes in infectious diseases.

From Washington Times • Sep. 24, 2014

Once more, an Italian, the Abbé Spallanzani, a worthy successor and representative of Redi in his acuteness, his ingenuity, and his learning, subjected the experiments and the conclusions of Needham to a searching criticism.

From Discourses Biological and Geological Essays by Huxley, Thomas Henry