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CAROTHERS
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• CAROTHERS (noun)
The noun CAROTHERS has 1 sense:
1. United States chemist who developed nylon (1896-1937)
Familiarity information: CAROTHERS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States chemist who developed nylon (1896-1937)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Carothers; Wallace Carothers; Wallace Hume Carothers
Instance hypernyms:
chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)
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