'Ilya Ilich Metchnikov' definitions:

Definition of 'Ilya Ilich Metchnikov'

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