anton van leeuwenhoek

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   Dutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood corpuscles (1632-1723)

   SynonymsLeuwenhoekLeeuwenhoekAnton van Leuwenhoek

   Broadermicroscopist

Questions about anton van leeuwenhoek

What does anton van leeuwenhoek mean?

anton van leeuwenhoek means "Dutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood corpuscles (1632-1723)".

What is another word for anton van leeuwenhoek?

Close synonyms include Leuwenhoek, Leeuwenhoek, Anton van Leuwenhoek. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is anton van leeuwenhoek a common word?

anton van leeuwenhoek is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.