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WILLIAM CROOKES
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• WILLIAM CROOKES (noun)
The noun WILLIAM CROOKES has 1 sense:
1. English chemist and physicist; discovered thallium; invented the radiometer and studied cathode rays (1832-1919)
Familiarity information: WILLIAM CROOKES used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English chemist and physicist; discovered thallium; invented the radiometer and studied cathode rays (1832-1919)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Crookes; Sir William Crookes; William Crookes
Instance hypernyms:
chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
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