Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

delbrückian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
del-bruck-ian
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Max Delbrück (1906–1981), German–American biophysicist involved in launching the molecular biology research program in the late 1930s.

Inflected Forms

more Delbrückian (comparative) most Delbrückian (superlative)

Questions

What does delbrückian mean?
Of or relating to Max Delbrück (1906–1981), German–American biophysicist involved in launching the molecular biology research program in the late 1930s.

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