Dewar

[ doo-er, dyoo- ]

/ ˈdu ər, ˈdyu- /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Dewar

devout, Devoy, De Vries, dew, dewan, Dewar, Dewar flask, Dewar vessel, dewater, dewberry, dew cell

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How to use Dewar in a sentence

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.
Going 10 Rounds with Top Bartender Adam Montgomerie|Noah Rothbaum|October 8, 2021|The Daily Beast
Like many Atomic Energy Commission officials, Dewar saw the accident as “achieving some objectives.”
America's Secret Nuclear Test Revealed in Area 51|Annie Jacobsen|May 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He pointed to a bottle labelled Dewar's whiskey, which stood on the table near the spirit-kettle.
The Wouldbegoods|E. Nesbit
Mr. Dewar was a stanch advocate of republican principles and was recognized as a leader in party circles.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2)|William Denison Lyman

Dewar is a man of independent means—lives on his estate down in Maryland and writes stories between fox hunts.
Bizarre|Lawton Mackall
Of these, Matthieson, and Dewar and Fleming treat of resistance generally, the latter particularly at low temperatures.
On Laboratory Arts|Richard Threlfall
It was further mentioned, in connection with these statements, that Professor Dewar had succeeded in liquefying helium.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, April 1900|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Dewar

Dewar

/ (ˈdjuːə) /

noun

Donald. 1937–2000, Scottish Labour politician; secretary of state for Scotland (1997–99); first minister of Scotland (1999–2000)

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

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