Lipscomb

[ lip-skuhm ]

/ ˈlɪp skəm /

William Nunn

[nuhn], /nʌn/, Jr., 1919–2011, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1976.

QUIZZES

Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.

Question 1 of 9

You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

Capt. Lipscomb and Mas stay'd one night at Jesse's, and sup'd with us.
American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 12.|John Jay Smith
When at length the two craft did come together, Lipscomb was called on board the cruiser and summoned below to Gammon.
King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855|E. Keble Chatterton
Lipscomb attempted to seize hold of the tiller, so as to steer the vessel back to Hastings Roads, where the cruiser was lying.
King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855|E. Keble Chatterton
Lipscomb had his hand on the latch, intending to attempt his escape.
Ten Girls from History|Kate Dickinson Sweetser

He tells Lipscomb that the Major had the assistance of the ladies in the execution of the scheme.
American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 12.|John Jay Smith