Mendeleev
or Men·de·ley·ev, Men·de·lej·eff
Dmi·tri I·va·no·vich [dmyee-tryee ee-vah-nuh-vyich], /ˈdmyi tryi iˈvɑ nə vyɪtʃ/, 1834–1907, Russian chemist: helped develop the periodic law.
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When Vavilov introduced the idea at the meeting, people rose up and cheered, “biology has found its Mendeleev,” for creating a sort of periodic table of plant variation.
The Botanist Who Defied Stalin - Issue 99: Universality | Lee Alan Dugatkin | April 21, 2021 | NautilusMendeleev left gaps in his table where predicted, but not yet known, elements should fit.
Scientific definitions for Mendeleev
[ mĕn′də-lā′əf ]
Russian chemist who devised the Periodic Table, which shows the relationships between the chemical elements. He first published the Table in 1869 and continued to refine it over the next 20 years.
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