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单词 lavoisier
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Lavoisier

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La·voi·sier

(lä-vwä-zyā′), Antoine Laurent 1743-1794. French chemist who isolated the major components of air, disproved the phlogiston theory by determining the role of oxygen in combustion, and devised a system of chemical nomenclature. Lavoisier was executed during the Reign of Terror.

Lavoisier

(French lavwazje) n (Biography) Antoine Laurent (ɑ̃twan lɔrɑ̃). 1743–94, French chemist; one of the founders of modern chemistry. He disproved the phlogiston theory, named oxygen, and discovered its importance in respiration and combustion

La•voi•sier

(ˌlɑv wɑzˈyeɪ, ləvˈwɑz-)

n. Antoine Laurent, 1743–94, French chemist.
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Noun1.Lavoisier - French chemist known as the father of modern chemistry; discovered oxygen and disproved the theory of phlogiston (1743-1794)Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, Antoine Lavoisier

Lavoisier

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Lavoisier

Antoine Laurent . 1743--94, French chemist; one of the founders of modern chemistry. He disproved the phlogiston theory, named oxygen, and discovered its importance in respiration and combustion

Lavoisier

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Lavoisier

 [lah-vwah-zya´] Antoine Laurent (1743–1794). French chemist, born in Paris and later guillotined by the French Revolutionists. Lavoisier demolished the phlogiston theory (a theory of combustion) and explained the true nature of respiration by his introduction of quantitative relations in chemistry. He was secretary and treasurer of a committee seeking the uniformity of weights and measures in France, which led to the establishment of the metric system.

Lavoisier

(la-vwah'sē-yā), Antoine Laurent, 1743-1794. French lawyer, chemist, and civil servant; his 1789 Elements of Chemistry offered a new and more systematic understanding of the discipline. Died on the guillotine during the Terror in 1794, a victim of the French Revolution.

Lavoisier

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Synonyms for Lavoisier

noun French chemist known as the father of modern chemistry

Synonyms

  • Antoine Laurent Lavoisier
  • Antoine Lavoisier
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