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PAULING
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• PAULING (noun)
The noun PAULING has 1 sense:
1. United States chemist who studied the nature of chemical bonding (1901-1994)
Familiarity information: PAULING used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States chemist who studied the nature of chemical bonding (1901-1994)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Linus Carl Pauling; Linus Pauling; Pauling
Instance hypernyms:
chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)
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