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Carothers

American  
[kuh-ruhth-erz] / kəˈrʌð ərz /

noun

  1. Wallace Hume, 1896–1937, U.S. chemist: associated with the invention of synthetic nylon material.


Carothers Scientific  
/ kə-rŭthərz /
  1. American chemist who developed the synthetic material nylon, which was patented in 1937.


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Still, Carothers said that Trump was unique not only in his public methods but in his apparent motivations.

From Barron's Dec. 1, 2025

Carothers said it’s often difficult to connect each case to a precise cause; the best prevention is following practices proved to keep disease-causing microbes at bay.

From Washington Post Jan. 17, 2023

Carothers was 21 when she took a job she wasn’t quite qualified for, and she said she kept getting fired but kept coming back.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 25, 2022

Others, like Kelly Carothers, the director of government affairs and sustainability at Project N95, has spent the past few months compiling a database of problematic masks sold online.

From New York Times Nov. 30, 2021

Dr. Carothers came and blistered me from head to feet, and for three weeks I saw no one but my attendants and my phantom panther.

From Half a Century by Jane Grey Cannon Swisshelm

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