Waksman, Selman Abraham Syllabification: (Waks·man, Selman Abraham)Pronunciation: /ˈwäksmən, ˈwak-/Definition of Waksman, Selman Abraham (1888–1973), US microbiologist, born in Russia. He discovered the antibiotic streptomycin for use especially against tuberculosis. Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (1952). Waksman, Selman Abraham in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Waksman, Selman Abraham in the British & World English dictionary
