HyperDic: wollaston

English > 1 sense of the word Wollaston:
NOUNperson Wollaston, William Hyde WollastonEnglish chemist and physicist who discovered palladium and rhodium and demonstrated that static and current electricity are the same (1766-1828)
English > Wollaston: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningEnglish chemist and physicist who discovered palladium and rhodium and demonstrated that static and current electricity are the same (1766-1828).
SynonymWilliam Hyde Wollaston
Instance ofchemistA scientist who specializes in chemistry
physicistA scientist trained in physics
SpanishWilliam Hyde Wollaston
CatalanWilliam Hyde Wollaston

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