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HUMPHREY DAVY
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
Synonyms:
Davy; Humphrey Davy; Sir Humphrey Davy
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Instance hypernyms:
chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)
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