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WILLIAM HYDE WOLLASTON
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
English chemist and physicist who discovered palladium and rhodium and demonstrated that static and current electricity are the same (1766-1828)
Synonyms:
William Hyde Wollaston; Wollaston
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Instance hypernyms:
chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)