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CHRISTIAN SCHONBEIN
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• CHRISTIAN SCHONBEIN (noun)
The noun CHRISTIAN SCHONBEIN has 1 sense:
1. German chemist who discovered ozone and developed guncotton as a propellant in firearms (1799-1868)
Familiarity information: CHRISTIAN SCHONBEIN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
German chemist who discovered ozone and developed guncotton as a propellant in firearms (1799-1868)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Christian Friedrich Schonbein; Christian Schonbein; Schonbein
Instance hypernyms:
chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)
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