m. hershey

Her·shey

[hur-shee]
noun
1.
Alfred Day, 1908–97, U.S. biologist: helped lay the foundation of modern molecular genetics; Nobel prize for medicine 1969.
2.
Lewis B(laine) 1893–1977, U.S. Army general: director of the Selective Service System 1941–70.
3.
Milton Snave·ly [sneyv-lee] , 1857–1945, U.S. businessman: founder of chocolate manufacturing company.
4.
a town in central Pennsylvania.
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Hershey Her·shey (hûr'shē), Alfred Day. Born 1908.

American biologist. He shared a 1969 Nobel Prize for investigating the mechanism of viral infection in living cells.

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M. hershey is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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