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PRIESTLEY
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• PRIESTLEY (noun)
The noun PRIESTLEY has 1 sense:
1. English chemist who isolated many gases and discovered oxygen (independently of Scheele) (1733-1804)
Familiarity information: PRIESTLEY used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English chemist who isolated many gases and discovered oxygen (independently of Scheele) (1733-1804)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Joseph Priestley; Priestley
Instance hypernyms:
chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)
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