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JOSEPH BLACK
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• JOSEPH BLACK (noun)
The noun JOSEPH BLACK has 1 sense:
1. British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)
Familiarity information: JOSEPH BLACK used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Black; Joseph Black
Instance hypernyms:
chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)
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