Haber

[ hah-ber ]

/ ˈhɑ bər /

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noun

Fritz, 1868–1934, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1918.

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Words nearby Haber

Habana, habanera, habanero, habeas corpus, habenula, Haber, haberdasher, haberdashery, habergeon, Habermas, Haber process

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How to use Haber in a sentence

Von Braun focused on space, while Haber became the face of Disney’s atom.
The Disneyfication of Atomic Power - Issue 107: The Edge|Jacob Darwin Hamblin|October 6, 2021|Nautilus
Rather than discuss technical details, Haber begins by telling the story of a fisherman attempting to convince a magical creature, living in an ancient-looking container pulled from the sea, to do his bidding.
The Disneyfication of Atomic Power - Issue 107: The Edge|Jacob Darwin Hamblin|October 6, 2021|Nautilus
Kimball reached out to von Braun and soon both he and Haber became technical consultants for Disney.
The Disneyfication of Atomic Power - Issue 107: The Edge|Jacob Darwin Hamblin|October 6, 2021|Nautilus
Hydrogen became particularly useful after the early 20th century invention of the Haber process, which combines the gas with nitrogen in the atmosphere to produce ammonia, a compound valuable for its use in fertilizer and explosives.
Fossil Fuel Companies Say Hydrogen Made From Natural Gas Is a Climate Solution. But the Tech May Not Be Very Green|Alejandro de la Garza|September 22, 2021|Time

Ammonia is a chemical precursor of synthetic fertilizers, and the Haber-Bosch process is still one of the most important industrial processes today, providing fertilizer for almost half the world’s food production.
Why I’m a proud solutionist|Jason Crawford|July 13, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Where Haber is clearly wrong is in arguing that Israel's Law of Return empowers Jews as adherents of a religion.
Debating Philosopher-Critics Of Zionism|Ralph Seliger|March 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And Jerry Haber wrote this, also at Open Zion; like Levine, Haber is an academic philosopher and critic of Zionism.
Debating Philosopher-Critics Of Zionism|Ralph Seliger|March 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
An Israeli journalist named Eitan Haber recently made an intriguing proposal.
How to Free Gaza|Peter Beinart|June 4, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Haber considers that ionic concentrations of 1014 can still account for very fast actions.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz
The values obtained agree, in general, with Haber's contention.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz
No quiero omitir aqui sobre esta palabra que lo que debiera haber dicho, quando se trató de la conjuncion.
A Vocabulary or Phrase Book of the Mutsun Language, Spoken at the Mission of San Juan Bautista, Alta California|Father Felipe Arroyo de la Cuesta
Un da otro-os alcanzar su venganza, y expiaris, muriendo, el delito de haber encenagado sus ondas.
Legends, Tales and Poems|Gustavo Adolfo Becquer
Porque no me parece de tanta edad como para haber vivido en el tiempo en que las brujas andaban todava por el mundo.
Legends, Tales and Poems|Gustavo Adolfo Becquer

Scientific definitions for Haber

Haber

[ hä′bər ]

Fritz 1868-1934

German chemist who received a 1918 Nobel Prize for developing a method of producing ammonia synthetically from nitrogen and hydrogen gases.