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Sir Humphrey Davy

DEFINITIONS OF: Sir Humphrey Davy

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n 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, Humphrey Davy
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chemist
a scientist who specializes in chemistry
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