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JOHANNES DIDERIK VAN DER WAALS
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• JOHANNES DIDERIK VAN DER WAALS (noun)
The noun JOHANNES DIDERIK VAN DER WAALS has 1 sense:
1. Dutch physicist (1837-1923)
Familiarity information: JOHANNES DIDERIK VAN DER WAALS used as a noun is very rare.
• JOHANNES DIDERIK VAN DER WAALS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dutch physicist (1837-1923)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Johannes Diderik van der Waals; Johannes van der Waals; van der Waals
Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
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"Hunger is an infidel." (Arabic proverb)
"Gentle doctors cause smelly wounds." (Dutch proverb)