Duve

[ dy-vuh ]
/ ˈdü və /

noun

Chris·tian Re·né de [krees-tyahn ruh-ney duh] /krisˈtyɑ̃ rəˈneɪ də/,1917–2013, Belgian biologist, born in England: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1974.

British Dictionary definitions for de duve

de Duve
/ (də dyːv) /

noun

Christian. born 1917, Belgian biochemist, who discovered lysosomes: shared the Nobel prize (1974) for his work in cell biology

Medical definitions for de duve

Duve
[ dōōvə, dü- ]
Christian Marie René Joseph de Born 1917

British-born Belgian physiologist. He shared a 1974 Nobel Prize for contributions to the understanding of the components of living cells.