NOUN | person | Marie Curie, Curie, Madame Curie, Marya Sklodowska | French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel prizes |
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Meaning | French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel prizes; one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934). | |
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Synonyms | Curie, Madame Curie, Marya Sklodowska | |
Instance of | chemist | A scientist who specializes in chemistry |
Spanish | Curie, Madame Curie, Marie Curie | |
Catalan | Curie, Marie Curie |
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