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HEVESY

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HEVESY (noun)
  The noun HEVESY has 1 sense:

1. Hungarian chemist who studied radioisotopes and was one of the discoverers of the element hafnium (1885-1966)

  Familiarity information: HEVESY used as a noun is very rare.


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HEVESY (noun)


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Meaning:

Hungarian chemist who studied radioisotopes and was one of the discoverers of the element hafnium (1885-1966)

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Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

George Charles Hevesy de Hevesy; Hevesy

Instance hypernyms:

chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)


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