Cornforth

[ kawrn-ferth, -fawrth, -fohrth ]
/ ˈkɔrn fərθ, -ˌfɔrθ, -ˌfoʊrθ /

noun

Sir John War·cup [wawr-kuhp] /ˈwɔr kʌp/,1917–2013, British chemist, born in Australia: Nobel Prize 1975.

Example sentences from the Web for cornforth

  • Mr. Cornforth sells much of it in Denver, and many, his manager told me, drink it pure.

    The Truth About America |Edward Money

  • I was some weeks in Colorado (I bought a ranch there for my sons) and drank Mr. Cornforth's tea all the time.

    The Truth About America |Edward Money

British Dictionary definitions for cornforth

Cornforth
/ (ˈkɔːnˌfɔːθ) /

noun

Sir John Warcup. born 1917, Australian chemist, who shared the 1975 Nobel prize for chemistry with Vladimir Prelog for their work on stereochemistry

Medical definitions for cornforth

Cornforth
[ kôrn′fərth, -fôrth′ ]
John Warcup Born 1917

Australian-born British chemist. He shared a 1975 Nobel Prize for research on the structure of biological molecules.