SIR WILLIAM CROOKES

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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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)

physicist (a scientist trained in physics)

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