Lavoisier

American  

[la-vwa-zyay] / la vwaˈzjeɪ /

noun

1. Antoine Laurent 1743–94, French scientist: pioneer in the field of chemistry.

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Lavoisier British  

/ lavwazje /

noun

1. Antoine Laurent (ɑ̃twan lɔrɑ̃). 1743–94, French chemist; one of the founders of modern chemistry. He disproved the phlogiston theory, named oxygen, and discovered its importance in respiration and combustion

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Lavoisier Scientific  

/ lä-vwä-zyā′ /

1. French chemist who is regarded as one of the founders of modern chemistry. In 1778 he discovered that air consists of a mixture of two gases, which he called oxygen and nitrogen. Lavoisier also discovered the law of conservation of mass and devised the modern method of naming chemical compounds. His wife Marie (1758–1836) assisted him with his laboratory work and translated a number of important chemistry texts.

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Lavoisier

But Marie Anne Paulze Lavoisier survived, and helped establish her husband’s scientific legacy by publishing his papers.

From Science Magazine ● Sep. 15, 2021

It depicts Antoine Lavoisier with his wife and collaborator, Marie-Anne, and several items related to his scientific discoveries.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 10, 2021

Antoine Lavoisier, the French scientist credited with first stating the law of conservation of matter, heated a mixture of tin and air in a sealed flask to produce tin oxide.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

He also paid careful attention to the quantitative details of experiments by the likes of his friend, Mancunian chemist William Henry, and Lavoisier.

From Nature ● Aug. 30, 2016

Unfortunately, it coincided with another type of revolution–the French one–and for this one Lavoisier was entirely on the wrong side.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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