HyperDic: sir_humphrey_davy

English > 1 sense of the expression Sir Humphrey Davy:
NOUNperson Sir Humphrey Davy, Davy, Humphrey DavyEnglish chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
English > Sir Humphrey Davy: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningEnglish chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829).
SynonymsDavy, Humphrey Davy
Instance ofchemistA scientist who specializes in chemistry
SpanishHumphrey Davy

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