Leuwenhoek
- proper noun
- /ˈluːvənˌhʊk/
- Researchers still marvel at the simple microscopes crafted by Leuwenhoek in the seventeenth century.
Examples
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Antonie van Leuwenhoek was a groundbreaking scientist.
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Did Leuwenhoek really discover microorganisms?
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Many textbooks credit Leuwenhoek as the father of microbiology.
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The discoveries of Leuwenhoek revolutionized the study of biology and microscopy.
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Many textbooks credit Leuwenhoek as the father of microbiology.
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Researchers still marvel at the simple microscopes crafted by Leuwenhoek in the seventeenth century.
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The discoveries of Leuwenhoek revolutionized the study of biology and microscopy.
Synonyms
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A Dutch scientist known as the first person to use a microscope to see tiny living things
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A Dutch scientist who first used small microscopes to see tiny living things like bacteria
A scientist from the Netherlands who first looked at tiny living things like cells and bacteria with a microscope
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Leuwenhoek is a Dutch family name made of leeuw and hoek, meaning 'lion' and 'corner'. A helpful way to remember Antonie van Leuwenhoek is to imagine a 'lion' peeking into a small corner, because he looked into the tiny 'corners' of nature with his simple microscope and discovered microbes and other unseen life.