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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. English biochemist who determined the sequence of amino acids in insulin and who invented a technique to determine the genetic sequence of an organism (born in 1918);
[syn: Sanger, Frederick Sanger, Fred Sanger]

2. United States nurse who campaigned for birth control and planned parenthood; she challenged Gregory Pincus to develop a birth control pill (1883-1966);
[syn: Sanger, Margaret Sanger, Margaret Higgins Sanger]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Sanger n 1: English biochemist who determined the sequence of amino acids in insulin and who invented a technique to determine the genetic sequence of an organism (born in 1918) [syn: Sanger, Frederick Sanger, Fred Sanger] 2: United States nurse who campaigned for birth control and planned parenthood; she challenged Gregory Pincus to develop a birth control pill (1883-1966) [syn: Sanger, Margaret Sanger, Margaret Higgins Sanger]