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BERZELIUS
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• BERZELIUS (noun)
The noun BERZELIUS has 1 sense:
1. Swedish chemist who discovered three new elements and determined the atomic weights of many others (1779-1848)
Familiarity information: BERZELIUS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Swedish chemist who discovered three new elements and determined the atomic weights of many others (1779-1848)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Berzelius; Jons Jakob Berzelius
Instance hypernyms:
chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)
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