Definition for kate (2 of 2)
Smith
[ smith ]
/ smɪθ /
noun
Example sentences from the Web for kate
British Dictionary definitions for kate (1 of 2)
smith
/ (smɪθ) /
noun
- a person who works in metal, esp one who shapes metal by hammering
- (in combination)a silversmith
See blacksmith
Word Origin for smith
Old English; related to Old Norse
smithr, Old High German
smid, Middle Low German
smīde jewellery, Greek
smilē carving knife
British Dictionary definitions for kate (2 of 2)
Smith
/ (smɪθ) /
noun
Medical definitions for kate
Smith
[ smĭth ]
American microbiologist. He shared a 1978 Nobel Prize for the discovery of restriction enzymes and their application to molecular genetics.
Scientific definitions for kate
Smith
[ smĭth ]
American microbiologist who isolated bacterial enzymes that could split genetic DNA into fragments large enough to retain genetic information but small enough to permit chemical analysis. The existence of these compounds (called restriction enzymes) was earlier predicted by Werner Arber, and their discovery revolutionized genetic engineering. For this work Smith shared the 1978 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine with Arber and Daniel Nathans.