cavendish

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)

Etymology

Possibly from the name of the original manufacturer.

In classic literature

Synonyms

Henry Cavendish

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