Definition of Macleod

1. Noun. Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935).

Exact synonyms: John James Rickard Macleod, John Macleod
Generic synonyms: Physiologist

Lexicographical Neighbors of Macleod

Mackem
Mackems
Mackenzie
Mackenzie's amputation
Mackenzie River
Mackinac Bridge
Mackinaw blanket
Mackinaw boat
Mackinaw coat
Maclagan's test
Maclagan's thymol turbidity test
Maclean
Macleaya
Macleaya cordata
Macleod
Macleod's rheumatism
Macleod's syndrome
Maclura
Maclura pomifera
Macolyte
Macolytes
Macon
Maconite
Maconites
Macormack
Macormick
Macoun
Macowanites
Macowanites americanus

Literary usage of Macleod

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of the Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1656 by Samuel Rawson Gardiner (1903)
"If macleod himself was absent at the time, he returned whilst Montrose was still in ... He pleaded hard with macleod to accompany him to the Orkneys, ..."

2. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1896)
"And she said to me, 'What have you done with Sir Keith macleod? ... Oh, you are becoming as bad as Sir Keith macleod himself!" said the other. ..."

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