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Joliot

/ˈʤoʊljoʊ/
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Definitions of Joliot
  1. noun
    French nuclear physicist who was Marie Curie's assistant and who worked with Marie Curie's daughter who he married (taking the name Joliot-Curie); he and his wife discovered how to synthesize new radioactive elements (1900-1958)
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    a scientist trained in physics
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