Avogadro

[ ah-vuh-gah-droh; Italian ah-vaw-gah-draw ]

/ ˌɑ vəˈgɑ droʊ; Italian ˌɑ vɔˈgɑ drɔ /

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[ah-mah-de-aw], /ˌɑ mɑˈdɛ ɔ/, 1776–1856, Italian physicist and chemist.

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How to use Avogadro in a sentence

Of the laws and hypotheses concerning gases, the one that is perhaps of most importance to chemistry is Avogadro's hypothesis.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz
In 1843 Charles Gerhardt proposed to use the law of Avogadro as a basis for the determination of atomic weights.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, April 1900|Various
It is to the molecule, considered as the unit of physical structure, that Avogadro's law applies.
A History of Science, Volume 4(of 5)|Henry Smith Williams
According to Avogadro the water vapor contains twice as many atoms of hydrogen as of oxygen.
An Introduction to the History of Science|Walter Libby

This is a scientific victory which dwarfs the work of Helmholtz, Avogadro, or Mendelejeff.
The Crack of Doom|Robert Cromie

British Dictionary definitions for Avogadro

Avogadro

/ (ˌævəˈɡɑːdrəʊ, Italian avoˈɡaːdro) /

noun

Amedeo (ameˈdɛːo), Conte di Quaregna. 1776–1856, Italian physicist, noted for his work on gases

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Scientific definitions for Avogadro

Avogadro

[ ä′və-gä′drō ]

Amedeo 1776-1856

Italian chemist and physicist who formulated the hypothesis known as Avogadro's law in 1811.