perutz

What does perutz mean?

perutz means "English biochemist (born in Austria); studied the molecular structure of blood (1914-2002)".

How many syllables are in perutz?

perutz has 2 syllables and divides as pe-rutz under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for perutz?

Close synonyms include Max Perutz, Max Ferdinand Perutz. 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 perutz a common word?

perutz is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for perutz come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.