Macleod

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/məˈklaʊd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mə kloud′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Mac•leod  (mə kloud′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical Fiona. See Sharp, William. 
John James Rick•ard  (rik′ərd),USA pronunciation 1876–1935, Scottish physiologist: one of the discoverers of insulin;
Nobel prize for medicine 1923.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Macleod /məˈklaʊd/ n
  1. John James Rickard. 1876–1935, Scottish physiologist: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1923) with Banting for their part in discovering insulin
'Macleod' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Banting - Best - sharp

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