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LANGMUIR
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• LANGMUIR (noun)
The noun LANGMUIR has 1 sense:
1. United States chemist who studied surface chemistry and developed the gas-filled tungsten lamp and worked on high temperature electrical discharges (1881-1957)
Familiarity information: LANGMUIR used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States chemist who studied surface chemistry and developed the gas-filled tungsten lamp and worked on high temperature electrical discharges (1881-1957)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Irving Langmuir; Langmuir
Instance hypernyms:
chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)
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