Berzelius

American  

[ber-zee-lee-uhs, ber-sey-lee-oos] / bərˈzi li əs, bɛrˈseɪ liˌʊs /

noun

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

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Berzelius British  

/ 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

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Berzelius Scientific  

/ bər-zē′lē-əs /

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.

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Example Sentences

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

From New York Times

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.

From New York Times

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

From Literature

Senator, Berzelius “Buzz” Windrip, appealing to nativists in order to successfully secure the party nomination over Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

From Time

Lewis’s antihero is the ignorant demagogue Berzelius “Buzz” Windrip, who wins the 1936 election with the support of millions of impoverished and angry voters.

From The Guardian