JOSEPH PRIESTLEY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

English chemist who isolated many gases and discovered oxygen (independently of Scheele) (1733-1804)

Synonyms:

Joseph Priestley; Priestley

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)

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