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IRENE JOLIOT-CURIE
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• IRENE JOLIOT-CURIE (noun)
The noun IRENE JOLIOT-CURIE has 1 sense:
1. French physicist who (with her husband) synthesized new chemical elements (1897-1956)
Familiarity information: IRENE JOLIOT-CURIE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
French physicist who (with her husband) synthesized new chemical elements (1897-1956)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Irene Joliot-Curie; Joliot-Curie
Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
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