Liebig
Jus·tus [yoos-toos], /ˈyʊs tʊs/, Baron von [fuhn], /fən/, 1803–73, German chemist.
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In chemistry, a peculiar ethereal liquid, first obtained in a pure form by Liebig, from alcohol.
It was arranged that the extract should be called Liebig, and in due course the first sample of about 80 lbs.
Argentina | W. A. HirstIt has since been produced artificially by Whler and Liebig.
In the afternoon we called at Liebig's, and he went a long walk with us—the long chain of snowy mountains in the hazy distance.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. II (of 3) | George EliotIt will be seen to refute, entirely, the popular notions concerning the Liebig theory.
Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages | William Andrus Alcott
British Dictionary definitions for Liebig
/ (German ˈliːbɪç) /
Justus (ˈjʊstʊs), Baron von Liebig. 1803–73, German chemist, who founded agricultural chemistry. He also contributed to organic chemistry, esp to the concept of radicals, and discovered chloroform
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Scientific definitions for Liebig
[ lē′bĭg ]
German chemist who was one of the first to investigate organic compounds and to develop techniques for their analysis. Liebig also first described the process now known as photosynthesis, and he made observations about the use of fertilizers that led to many improvements in agricultural practices.
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