Robert F. Curl

Definitions of Robert F. Curl
  1. noun
    American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933)
    synonyms: Curl, Robert Curl, Robert Floyd Curl Jr.
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    a scientist who specializes in chemistry
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