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Dewar

[ doo-er, dyoo- ]

noun

  1. Sir James, 1842–1923, Scottish chemist and physicist.


Dewar

/ ˈdjuːə /

noun

  1. DewarDonald19372000MScottishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: politician Donald. 1937–2000, Scottish Labour politician; secretary of state for Scotland (1997–99); first minister of Scotland (1999–2000)
  2. DewarSir James18421923MScottishSCIENCE: chemistSCIENCE: physicist Sir James. 1842–1923, Scottish chemist and physicist. He worked on the liquefaction of gases and the properties of matter at low temperature, invented the vacuum flask, and (with Sir Frederick Abel) was the first to prepare cordite
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

The Night Nurse is our re-worked version of the Penicillin and is made with beeswax-washed Dewar’s, smoky single malt, ginger, acid-adjusted honey and citrus oils.

Like many Atomic Energy Commission officials, Dewar saw the accident as “achieving some objectives.”

He pointed to a bottle labelled Dewar's whiskey, which stood on the table near the spirit-kettle.

Mr. Dewar was a stanch advocate of republican principles and was recognized as a leader in party circles.

Dewar is a man of independent means—lives on his estate down in Maryland and writes stories between fox hunts.

Of these, Matthieson, and Dewar and Fleming treat of resistance generally, the latter particularly at low temperatures.

It was further mentioned, in connection with these statements, that Professor Dewar had succeeded in liquefying helium.

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