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SCHONBEIN

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Overview

SCHONBEIN (noun)
  The noun SCHONBEIN has 1 sense:

1. German chemist who discovered ozone and developed guncotton as a propellant in firearms (1799-1868)play

  Familiarity information: SCHONBEIN used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


SCHONBEIN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

German chemist who discovered ozone and developed guncotton as a propellant in firearms (1799-1868)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Christian Friedrich Schonbein; Christian Schonbein; Schonbein

Instance hypernyms:

chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)


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