CECIL FRANK POWELL

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Meaning:

English physicist who discovered the pion (the first known meson) which is a subatomic particle involved in holding the nucleus together (1903-1969)

Synonyms:

Cecil Frank Powell; Powell

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

physicist (a scientist trained in physics)

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