jacob has definitions from the fields of Old Testament,chemistry,biochemistry
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[ noun ] Man's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 122
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[ noun ] (chemistry,biochemistry) French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)

Synonyms

francois_jacob

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biochemist

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1894
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[ noun ] (Old Testament) son of Isaac; brother of Esau; father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel; Jacob wrestled with God and forced God to bless him, so God gave Jacob the new name of Israel (meaning `one who has been strong against God')

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patriarch Old_Testament

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