Wollaston

American  

[wool-uh-stuhn] / ˈwʊl ə stən /

noun

1. William Hyde, 1766–1828, English chemist and physicist.

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Wollaston Scientific  

/ wl′ə-stən /

1. British chemist and physicist who discovered the elements palladium (1803) and rhodium (1804). In 1805 he devised a process for producing malleable platinum that could be used to make various utensils and apparatus. Wollaston was also one of the first scientists to realize that the arrangement of atoms in a molecule must be three-dimensional.

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Wollaston

New Zealand's Ally Wollaston reeled in defending champion Noemi Ruegg with a blistering finish for back-to-back stage wins and hold on to her ochre leader's jersey in the Tour Down Under in Adelaide on Sunday.

From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026

"It's really special to hang on to the leader's jersey for two days in a row and I'll give everything to hang on to it," Wollaston said.

From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026

Roberts produced a gutsy ride in the points race to finish behind New Zealand's Ally Wollaston in the omnium, with Norway's Anita Stenberg ending up third.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2024

With her country needing a rider on Friday in the 4,000-meter team pursuit after Ally Wollaston broke her wrist at the Tour de France Femmes, Andrews agreed to step in.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 30, 2022

You have made peace between powers that were never at Enmity....In short, the mighty defunct Potentates of Mount Wollaston and Monticello by your sorceries...are again in being.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis