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JOLIOT-CURIE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

French nuclear physicist who was Marie Curie's assistant and who worked with Marie Curie's daughter who he married (taking the name Joliot-Curie); he and his wife discovered how to synthesize new radioactive elements (1900-1958)

Synonyms:

Jean-Frederic Joliot; Jean-Frederic Joliot-Curie; Joliot; Joliot-Curie

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

physicist (a scientist trained in physics)

Sense 2

Meaning:

French physicist who (with her husband) synthesized new chemical elements (1897-1956)

Synonyms:

Irene Joliot-Curie; Joliot-Curie

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

physicist (a scientist trained in physics)

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