Sabin
pronunciation
How to pronounce Sabin in British English:
UK [ˈsæbin, ˈseibin]
How to pronounce Sabin in American English:
US [ˈsebɪn]
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- Noun:
- a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound
Word Origin
- Sabin
- in reference to polio vaccine, 1955, from name of Russian-born U.S. microbiologist Albert B. Sabin (1906-1993).
Example
- 1. Sabin is one of millions of americans who experience memory loss and may eventually be diagnosed with dementia .
- 2. It is that frustration that motivated sabin to participate in u-m sponsored research designed to better diagnose and treat dementia before it escalates .
- 3. Gilman and other researchers at the michigan alzheimer 's disease research center ( madrc ) , have a keen interest in patients like sabin .
- 4. Sabin , whose mother and grandmother had dementia , is participating in u-m research that will help researchers diagnose and treat the illness earlier in life .
- 5. Sabin award for amphibian conservation 2011 .