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Leeuwenhoekian

Leeuwenhoekian adjective: of or relating to Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632–1723), Dutch microbiologist and microscopist.

Adjective

Leeuwenhoekian (comparative more Leeuwenhoekian, superlative most Leeuwenhoekian)

  1. Of or relating to Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632–1723), Dutch microbiologist and microscopist.

Forms of Leeuwenhoekian

comparativemore Leeuwenhoekian
superlativemost Leeuwenhoekian

Origin of Leeuwenhoekian

From Dutch Leeuwenhoek + -ian.

Questions about Leeuwenhoekian

What does Leeuwenhoekian mean?
Leeuwenhoekian means of or relating to Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632–1723), Dutch microbiologist and microscopist.
What part of speech is Leeuwenhoekian?
Leeuwenhoekian is an adjective.

Words near Leeuwenhoekian in the dictionary

  1. leetspeek
  2. Leeuwarden
  3. Leeuwarderadeel
  4. leeuwendaalder
  5. leeuwendaalders
  6. Leeuwenhoekian
  7. leeve
  8. Leeville
  9. leeward
  10. Leeward Antilles
  11. Leeward Caribbean Creole English

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