/ Dictionary / Index W Waksman: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Waks•man Pronunciation: (waks'mun), [key] 1888–1973, U.S. microbiologist: Nobel prize for medicine 1952. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. wake-up Wal. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: banshee Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language