Metchnikoff

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Metchnikoff
       n : Russian bacteriologist in France who formulated the theory
           of phagocytosis (1845-1916) [syn: {Elie Metchnikoff}, {Metchnikov},
            {Elie Metchnikov}, {Ilya Ilich Metchnikov}]