Joliot-Curie

Definitions of Joliot-Curie
  1. noun
    French physicist who (with her husband) synthesized new chemical elements (1897-1956)
    synonyms: Irene Joliot-Curie
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    a scientist trained in physics
  2. 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)
    synonyms: Jean-Frederic Joliot, Jean-Frederic Joliot-Curie, Joliot
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    a scientist trained in physics
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