Kekulé von Stradonitz

[ key-koo-ley fuhn shtrah-doh-nits ]

noun

1. Frie·drich Au·gust [free, -d, r, i, kh, , ou, -g, oo, st], 1829–96, German chemist.

Kekulé von Stradonitz

/ ˈkekule fɔn ˈʃtrɑdonɪts /

noun

1. Kekulé von Stradonitz(Friedrich) August18291896MGermanSCIENCE: chemist ( Friedrich ) August (ˈoɡyst). 1829–96, German chemist. His elucidation of the concepts of valence and single, double, and triple bonds enabled him to suggest the structure of many molecules, notably benzene ( Kekulé structure )

Kekulé von Stradonitz

/ kā′ko̅o̅-lā′fônshträ′dō-nĭts /

1. German chemist who was a founder of organic chemistry. His discovery of the structure of benzene, a basic unit of organic chemistry, was fundamental to understanding many other organic compounds.