Butenandt

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbutənant/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bo̅o̅tn änt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Bu•te•nandt  (bo̅o̅tn änt′),USA pronunciation n. 
    A•dolf Frie•drich Jo•hann  dôlf frēdrikh yōhän),USA pronunciation born 1903, German chemist: declined 1939 Nobel prize on the demand of the Nazi government.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Butenandt /German: ˈbutənant/ n
  1. Adolf Frederick Johann. 1903–95, German organic chemist. He shared the Nobel prize for chemistry (1939) for his pioneering work on sex hormones

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