Richard John Roberts ric·hard·john·roberts uncommon noun 1. United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943) SynonymsRobertsRichard J. RobertsRichard John Roberts Related words Broader terms chemist WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
