Berzelius

[ber-zee-lee-uhs, ber-sey-lee-oos]

noun

1. Jöns Jakob Baron, 1779–1848, Swedish chemist.

Berzelius

/ bəˈziːlɪəs, bærˈseːliʊs /

noun

1. Baron Jöns Jakob (ˈjœns ˈjɑːkɔp). 1779–1848, Swedish chemist, who invented the present system of chemical symbols and formulas, discovered several elements, and determined the atomic and molecular weight of many substances

Berzelius

1. Swedish chemist who is regarded as one of the founders of modern chemistry. Berzelius developed the concepts of the ion and of ionic compounds and made extensive determinations of atomic weights. In 1811 he introduced the classical system of chemical symbols, in which the names of elements are identified by one or two letters.

Example Sentences

With mounting alarm, Jessup witnesses the rise of Berzelius “Buzz” Windrip, a senator from an unnamed state with a theatrical flair and a platform promising the working class wealth confiscated from the affluent.

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In 1835, the Swedish chemist Jacob Berzelius described a phenomenon in which certain substances could galvanize a chemical reaction.

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But frankly, the similarities between Berzelius “Buzz” Windrip, the populist president, and today’s Republican administration are so strong that they’re worth underlining.

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The book is full of insider Yale jokes, including a running gag that Berzelius, one of the senior societies, has no magical specialty and no famous alumni.

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To indicate the number of atoms in a molecule, Berzelius employed a superscript notation, as in H2O.

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