HyperDic: langmuir

English > 1 sense of the word Langmuir:
NOUNperson Langmuir, Irving LangmuirUnited States chemist who studied surface chemistry and developed the gas-filled tungsten lamp and worked on high temperature electrical discharges (1881-1957)
English > Langmuir: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningUnited States chemist who studied surface chemistry and developed the gas-filled tungsten lamp and worked on high temperature electrical discharges (1881-1957).
SynonymIrving Langmuir
Instance ofchemistA scientist who specializes in chemistry
SpanishIrving Langmuir
CatalanIrving Langmuir

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