Online dictionaryOnline dictionary
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home
English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Humphrey Davy   /hˈəmfri dˈeɪvi/   Listen
Humphrey Davy

noun
1.
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829).  Synonyms: Davy, Sir Humphrey Davy.






WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University








Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words



Share |
Add this dictionary
to your browser search bar





Words linked to "Humphrey Davy" :   Davy, chemist, Sir Humphrey Davy



Copyright © 2024 Dictionary One.com