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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
English chemist and physicist; discovered thallium; invented the radiometer and studied cathode rays (1832-1919)
Synonyms:
Crookes; Sir William Crookes; William Crookes
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Instance hypernyms:
chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)