Dubos

[ doo-bohs; French dy-baws ]

/ duˈboʊs; French düˈbɔs /

noun

Re·né Jules

[ruh-ney joolz; French ruh-ney zhyl] /rəˈneɪ dʒulz; French rəˈneɪ ʒül/,1901–82, U.S. bacteriologist, born in France: early advocate of ecological concern.

Example sentences from the Web for dubos

“Moon was very proud of Mary,” recalls DuBos, co-owner of the respected weekly newspaper The Gambit.

Mitch Landrieu's Tough Challenge |Lloyd Grove |August 16, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Both Dubos and his wife did all in their power to dissuade me from the project.

Sir Jasper Carew |Charles James Lever
Apropos of the theatrical execution of the Romans, the abb Dubos says that the dancers in the interludes were always in gowns.

A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 9 (of 10) |Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
It was not by chance that the abb Dubos imagined this pleasant method of declaiming.

A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 9 (of 10) |Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

The Abb Dubos supported and developed, as well as he was able, the opinion of Chardin.

A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 3 (of 10) |Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
Dubos was half standing, half resting against the table, his arms folded upon his breast.

All Roads Lead to Calvary |Jerome K. Jerome

Medical definitions for dubos

Dubos

[ dōō-bôs′, -bō′, dü- ]

René Jules 1901-1982

French-born American bacteriologist noted for his research on natural antibiotics, tuberculosis, and environmental factors in disease.

Scientific definitions for dubos

Dubos

[ dōō-bôs′, -bō′, dü- ]

René Jules 1901-1982

French-born American bacteriologist noted for his research on natural antibiotics, tuberculosis, and environmental factors in disease. In 1939 he discovered tyrothricin, the first commercially produced antibiotic.

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