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FISCHER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States chess master; world champion from 1972 to 1975 (born in 1943)
Synonyms:
Bobby Fischer; Fischer; Robert James Fischer
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
chess master (a chess player of great skill)
Sense 2
Meaning:
German chemist noted for work on synthetic sugars and the purines (1852-1919)
Synonyms:
Emil Hermann Fischer; Fischer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)
Sense 3
Meaning:
German chemist noted for his synthesis of hemin (1881-1945)
Synonyms:
Fischer; Hans Fischer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)
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