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SIR JAMES DEWAR
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• SIR JAMES DEWAR (noun)
The noun SIR JAMES DEWAR has 1 sense:
1. Scottish chemist and physicist noted for his work in cryogenics and his invention of the Dewar flask (1842-1923)
Familiarity information: SIR JAMES DEWAR used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Scottish chemist and physicist noted for his work in cryogenics and his invention of the Dewar flask (1842-1923)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Dewar; Sir James Dewar
Instance hypernyms:
chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
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