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JOSEPH BLACK

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JOSEPH BLACK (noun)
  The noun JOSEPH BLACK has 1 sense:

1. British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)play

  Familiarity information: JOSEPH BLACK used as a noun is very rare.


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JOSEPH BLACK (noun)


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Meaning:

British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Black; Joseph Black

Instance hypernyms:

chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)


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