Szilard

/ˈzɪlˌɑrd/
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Definitions of Szilard
  1. noun
    United States physicist and molecular biologist who helped develop the first atom bomb and later opposed the use of all nuclear weapons (1898-1964)
    synonyms: Leo Szilard
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    molecular biologist
    a biologist who studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life
    nuclear physicist
    a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics
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