Hoffmann

Hoff·mann

H0232300 (hŏf′mən, hôf′män′), Roald Born 1937. Polish-born American chemist. He shared a 1981 Nobel Prize for applying quantum-mechanics theories to the analysis of chemical reactions.

Hoff•mann

(ˈhɒf mən)

n. 1. E(rnst) T(heodor) A(madeus) (Wilhelm), 1776–1822, German author and composer. 2. Roald, born 1937, U.S. chemist, born in Poland: Nobel prize 1981.

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Noun	1.	Hoffmann - Austrian architect known for his use of rectilinear units (1870-1956)Josef Hoffmann
	2.	Hoffmann - German chemist (1818-1892)August Wilhelm von Hoffmann
	3.	Hoffmann - United States chemist (born in Poland) who used quantum mechanics to understand chemical reactions (born in 1937)Roald Hoffmann
	4.	Hoffmann - German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822)E. T. A. Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann

Hoffmann

Hoff·mann

(hof'mahn), Friedrich (Fredericus), German physician, 1660-1742. Professor of anatomy and surgery at Halle, noted for clinical observations of a variety of infectious diseases.

Hoff·mann

(hof'mahn), Johann, German neurologist, 1857-1919. See: Hoffmann muscular atrophy, Hoffmann phenomenon, Hoffmann reflex, Hoffmann sign, Werdnig-Hoffmann disease, Werdnig-Hoffmann muscular atrophy.

Hoff·mann

(hof'mahn), Moritz, German anatomist, 1622-1698. See: Hoffmann duct.

Hoffmann

Related to Hoffmann: Hoffmann reflex, Hoffmann sign

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noun Austrian architect known for his use of rectilinear units (1870-1956)

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Josef Hoffmann

noun German chemist (1818-1892)

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August Wilhelm von Hoffmann

noun United States chemist (born in Poland) who used quantum mechanics to understand chemical reactions (born in 1937)

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Roald Hoffmann

noun German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822)

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E. T. A. Hoffmann
Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann
Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann