Moissan

[ mwa-sahn ]

/ mwaˈsɑ̃ /

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Hen·ri

[ahn-ree], /ɑ̃ˈri/, 1852–1907, French chemist: Nobel Prize 1906.

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Professor Moissan, the great French chemist and maker of artificial diamonds, fairly danced with delight.
Edison's Conquest of Mars|Garrett Putnam Serviss
If Monsieur Moissan's explanation was not correct, at any rate it seemed the only one which would fit the facts before us.
Edison's Conquest of Mars|Garrett Putnam Serviss
If Monsieur Moissan's explanation was not correct, at any rate it seemed the only one that would fit the facts before us.
Edison's Conquest of Mars|Garrett Putman Serviss
The preparation of fluorine was finally accomplished by the French chemist Moissan by the electrolysis of hydrofluoric acid.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson

The French chemist Moissan, in his extended study of chemistry at high temperatures, finally succeeded in making some small ones.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson