(1876–1959), German organic chemist. He did pioneering work on the chemistry and structure of steroids and their derivatives, notably cholesterol. He also investigated the D vitamins and vitamin B₁, and discovered histamine. Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1928).
Definition of Windaus, Adolf in US English:
Windaus, Adolf
proper nounˈvinˌdous
(1876–1959), German organic chemist. He did pioneering work on the chemistry and structure of steroids and their derivatives, notably cholesterol. He also investigated the D vitamins and vitamin B₁, and discovered histamine. Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1928).