Hevesy

American  

[he-ve-shee] / ˈhɛ vɛ ʃi /

noun

1. Georg von 1885–1966, Hungarian chemist: Nobel Prize 1943.

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Hevesy British  

/ ˈhɛvɛʃi /

noun

1. Georg von (ˈɡeːɔrɡ fɔn). 1885–1966, Hungarian chemist. He worked on radioactive tracing and, with D. Coster, discovered the element hafnium (1923): Nobel prize for chemistry 1943

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Example Sentences

He surely stuck with Grantham and Hevesy longer than he should have and was in discussions with Stricklin last week to make even more staff changes had he won out and saved his job.

From Seattle Times

Mullen responded to the latest loss by firing defensive coordinator Todd Grantham and run game coordinator/offensive line coach John Hevesy.

From Seattle Times

Grantham and Hevesy were in the final year of their contracts at Florida.

From Seattle Times

Hevesy also coaches the team’s offensive line, while Gonzales works with receivers.

From Washington Times

Rona and von Hevesy tracked how radioactive tracers moved in different materials, and used that information to predict the size and behavior of atoms.

From Salon