HyperDic: donkin

English > 1 sense of the word Donkin:
NOUNperson Donkin, Bryan DonkinEnglish engineer who developed a method of preserving food by sterilizing it with heat and sealing it inside a steel container--the first tin / tin can (1768-1855)
English > Donkin: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningEnglish engineer who developed a method of preserving food by sterilizing it with heat and sealing it inside a steel container--the first tin / tin can (1768-1855).
SynonymBryan Donkin
Instance ofengineer, applied scientist, technologistA person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
SpanishBryan Donkin
CatalanBryan Donkin

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