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Definition: Koch |
KochNoun1. German bacteriologist who isolated the anthrax bacillus and the tubercle bacillus and the cholera bacillus (1843-1910). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Koch" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1866. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | It was an early form of tuberculin of low specificity, devised by Robert Koch and made by heat concentration of a broth culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: KochSynonym: Robert Koch (n). (additional references) |
| Synonyms by domain: bovo-tuberculin Koch (chemical industry, medicine), Henle-Koch postulates (medicine), Holtorff-Koch method, immunity reaction Koch, Koch chamber, Koch eruption, Koch fastener (sports & leisure, transportation), Koch OT (medicine), Koch phenomenon, Koch plate method, Koch postulates, Koch pyrogallol method, Koch reaction, Koch steam pot, Koch sterilisation, Koch triangle, Koch tuberculin, Koch-Hess random test, Koch's old tuberculin, Koch's OT, Koch's pitta (food & agriculture, biology & biotechnology), Koch's postulates (medicine), Koch-Weeks bacillus, old tuberculin. |
Crosswords: Koch |
| English words defined with "Koch": Robert Koch ♦ tubercle bacillus. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Koch": Koch freezing process, Koch OT, Koch's old tuberculin, Koch's OT ♦ MENYMA/S, Modula/R ♦ old tuberculin. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Koch" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. German (chef, cook), Romany (knee). |
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Movie/TV Titles | Robert Koch (1939) | |
Song Titles | You Make My Pants Pound (performing artist: Lisa Koch) You'll Never Melt My Heart (performing artist: Lisa Koch) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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![]() | Mark Koch checks growth of a tree Venedy, IL. area. Credit: USDA. | ![]() | Koch Les Bienfaiteurs De L'Humanité : Chocolat Guérin-Boutron / Imp. F. Champenois, Paris. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
![]() | Dr. Robert Koch. Credit: National Library of Medicine. | ![]() | Lucien Koch, organizer in Quincy, Massachusetts for the IUMSWA (Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of of America). He is active in organizing a committee to demand a housing program for Quincy. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Mr. Alfred W. Koch, residence at 42 Hawthorne St., Lynbrook, Long Island. Child's room. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Koch, residence at 42 Hawthorne St., Lynbrook, Long Island. Attic, without figure. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Rally to protest British terrorism in Northern Ireland : Ed Koch, William F. Ryan ... Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Ed Koch is our man for Mayor, says Herman Badillo and Bess Myerson. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Ed Koch, Democrat for mayor. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Koch for Mayor, Goldin for Comptroller, Bellamy for City Council President. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | These associations have a large U.S. capital component with participation of Conoco, Exxon-Mobil, Koch Industries and Texaco among others. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Koch" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 85.00% of the time. "Koch" is used about 80 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 85% | 68 | 40,606 |
| Noun (singular) | 15% | 12 | 101,599 |
| Total | 100.00% | 80 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Koch" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Koch | Last name | 16,000 | 736 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name |
| Denmark | Julius Koch A/S |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "Koch": Koch OT ♦ Robert Koch. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "Koch": Koch-weser. | |
Ending with "Koch": Hahl-koch. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
heckler koch | 1,296 | ed koch | 19 |
koch | 363 | food koch | 19 |
koch industry | 126 | ilse koch | 18 |
koch record | 81 | glitsch koch | 17 |
robert koch | 62 | koch home | 17 |
carin koch | 42 | heckler koch usp | 17 |
heckler koch firearm | 35 | heckler koch.com | 16 |
koch snowboard stephen | 35 | stephen koch | 15 |
entertainment koch | 34 | peter koch | 14 |
hechler koch | 33 | heckler koch usa | 14 |
koch supply | 33 | koch pipeline | 14 |
entergy koch | 28 | heckler koch pistol | 14 |
billy koch | 27 | dupont koch | 12 |
hekler koch | 25 | koch international | 12 |
gun heckler koch | 23 | greg koch | 11 |
koch selma | 23 | koch oil | 11 |
heckler koch usa.com | 22 | eileen koch | 11 |
koch snowflake | 21 | koch trucking | 10 |
rick koch | 21 | foundation koch | 10 |
heckler koch mp5 | 20 | koch industry inc | 10 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "Koch"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | Koch-Weeks'bacil (Koch-Weeks bacillus), Koch's trekant (Koch triangle), Koch's grundforsøg (Koch phenomenon, Koch reaction), Koch's fænomen (Koch eruption). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | verschijnsel van Koch (Koch phenomenon, Koch reaction), haemophilus van Koch-Weeks (Koch-Weeks bacillus), haemophilus influenzae (Koch-Weeks bacillus), eruptie van Koch (Koch eruption), driehoek van Koch (Koch triangle), bacil van Koch-Weeks (Koch-Weeks bacillus). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | triangle de Koch (Koch triangle), expérience princeps de Koch (Koch phenomenon, Koch reaction), bacille de Koch-Weeks (Koch-Weeks bacillus), éruption de l'expérience princeps de Koch (Koch eruption). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Koch-Weeks Bazillus (Koch-Weeks bacillus), Koch Grundversuch (Koch phenomenon, Koch reaction), Koch Eruption (Koch eruption), Koch Dreieck (Koch triangle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | βάκιλλος των Koch-Weeks (Koch-Weeks bacillus), φαινόμενο του Koch (Koch phenomenon, Koch reaction), αντίδρασις του Koch (Koch phenomenon, Koch reaction). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | fenomeno di Koch (Koch phenomenon, Koch reaction), bacterium aegyptiacum (Koch-Weeks bacillus), bacillo di Koch-Weeks (Koch-Weeks bacillus). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ochkay triângulo de Koch (Koch triangle), fenómeno de Koch (Koch phenomenon, Koch reaction), erupção de Koch (Koch eruption), bacilo de Koch-Weeks (Koch-Weeks bacillus). (various references) fenómeno de Koch (Koch phenomenon, Koch reaction), bacilo de Koch-Weeks (Koch-Weeks bacillus). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Pitta kochi. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"Koch" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Cioch, Joch, Kechak, Kelch, kich, Kichik, Knochma, Koech, Kohm, kok, Konchak, Konh, kooch, Koochi, Korc, Koshi, Kotch, Kuah, Kuichi, Kuk, Kumho, Kupho, Okh, Okochi, Okoshi, Oocch, Oochi, Woch. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: hock. | |
| Words within the letters "c-h-k-o" | |
-2 letters: ho, oh. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-h-k-o" | |
+1 letter: chock, choke, choky, chook, hocks, hoick, shock. | |
+2 letters: chocks, choked, choker, chokes, chokey, chooks, hocked, hocker, hockey, hoicks, shacko, shlock, shocks, whacko. | |
+3 letters: backhoe, boychik, chabouk, chibouk, chinook, chocked, chokers, chokier, choking, cockish, cockshy, haddock, hammock, hassock, haycock, hemlock, hickory, hillock, hockers, hockeys, hocking, hoecake, hogback, hoicked, hommock, hopsack, hotcake, hummock, kerchoo, kolache, schlock, schnook, shackos, shlocks, shocked, shocker, shylock, unchoke, whackos. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4B 6F 63 68 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.- --- -.-. .... |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001011 01101111 01100011 01101000 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)K o c h |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004B 006F 0063 0068 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)45816974 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, danese, dinamarquês, danés |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | hollandsk, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, olandese, holandês, holandés |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francese, francês, francés |
German | wörterbuch, Übersetzung | tysker, Duitse, allemand, deutsch, Deutsche, "ερμανός, tedesco, alemão, alemán |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | græker, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, greco, grego, griego |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | italiener, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, italiano |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugiser, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portoghese, português, portugués |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | Spaans, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spagnolo, espanhol, español |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglese, inglês, inglés |
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