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单词 cavendish
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cav•en•dish  (kav′ən dish),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. tobacco that has been softened, sweetened, and pressed into cakes.
  • presumably named after maker or handler 1830–40

Cav•en•dish  (kav′ən dish),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical Henry, 1731–1810, English chemist and physicist.
  2. Biographical William, 4th Duke of Devonshire, 1720–64, British statesman: prime minister 1756–57.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cavendish /ˈkævəndɪʃ/ n
  1. tobacco that has been sweetened and pressed into moulds to form bars
Etymology: 19th Century: perhaps from the name of the first maker
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Cavendish /ˈkævəndɪʃ/ n
  1. Henry. 1731–1810, British physicist and chemist: recognized hydrogen, determined the composition of water, and calculated the density of the earth by an experiment named after him
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