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Noun: Metchnikoff  'mech-ni,kóf
  1. Russian bacteriologist in France who formulated the theory of phagocytosis (1845-1916)
    - Elie Metchnikoff, Metchnikov, Elie Metchnikov, Ilya Ilich Metchnikov

Type of: bacteriologist

Encyclopedia: Metchnikoff, Élie