Dorothy Hodgkin

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A British chemist who used X-rays to find the shape of medicines like penicillin and vitamin B12

proper noun

: Dorothy Hodgkin

Dorothy Hodgkin was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1964 for her work on the structure of vitamin B12.

Examples

The pioneering research of Dorothy Hodgkin revolutionized the field of X-ray crystallography.
Many regard Dorothy Hodgkin as one of the most influential chemists of the twentieth century.
The famous chemist Dorothy Hodgkin won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1964.
Dorothy Hodgkin made significant contributions to the field of biochemistry.
Dorothy Hodgkin was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1964 for her work on the structure of vitamin B12.
Many regard Dorothy Hodgkin as one of the most influential chemists of the twentieth century.
The pioneering research of Dorothy Hodgkin revolutionized the field of X-ray crystallography.

Synonyms

Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin

vsDorothy Hodgkin

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A British chemist who won the Nobel Prize and used X-rays to find the shapes of molecules in living things

is the shorter, commonly used form for everyday or general references

Surface Forms

Dorothy Hodgkin main

Morphology

Dorothy + Hodgkin

This is a personal name (a proper noun) whose reference is encyclopedic rather than compositional: knowing the constituents 'Dorothy' and 'Hodgkin' does not allow a learner to infer that this person was an English chemist or Nobel laureate. Proper names are arbitrary and language-specific references that require world knowledge or exposure, so the meaning is not derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Dorothy Hodgkin used X-rays like a tiny camera to look inside crystals and find the hidden shapes of important medicines such as penicillin, vitamin B12 and insulin, and that's why she became famous as a chemist.