Koch

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kɔx/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(koch for 1; kôкн for 2)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Koch  (koch for 1; kôкн for 2),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical Edward I., born 1924, U.S. politician: mayor of New York City since 1977.
Ro•bert  (rō′bert),USA pronunciation 1843–1910, German bacteriologist and physician: Nobel prize 1905.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Koch /German: kɔx/ n
  1. Robert ( ˈroːbɛrt ). 1843–1910, German bacteriologist, who isolated the anthrax bacillus (1876), the tubercle bacillus (1882), and the cholera bacillus (1883): Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1905
'Koch' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
kochia - Bar Kokba - cook

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