flory

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun United States chemist who developed methods for studying long-chain molecules (1910-1985)

From French fleuri (“covered with flowers”), past participle of fleurir. See flourish for more.

Flory had been as jolly and as rollicking a boy in his day as ever was stretched, and his wake was in every respect worthy of him. — Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry, Unknown
Just beyond is Flory Island (Flory being clearly a corruption of Phillory), sometimes known as Black Humphrey's Isle; Black Humphrey was one of the pirate-smugglers whose tales are common around this coast. — The Cornwall Coast, Arthur L. (Arthur Leslie) Salmon

Paul John Flory

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