Etymology

Brattleboro

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Today it means: A kind of rat used in medical research, having a naturally-occurring genetic mutation that prevents it from producing vasopressin. Full definition →

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Brattleboro · proper noun1

From Brattle + -boro, named after Major-General William Brattle.

Brattleboro · noun2

The strain was developed by Henry Schroeder and technician Tim Vinton in West Brattleboro, Vermont, beginning in 1961, for Dartmouth Medical School.

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