Thénard

/ tā-när′ /

1. French chemist who is best known for his 1818 discovery of hydrogen peroxide. Earlier, working with Joseph Gay-Lussac, Thénard also discovered boron (1808).

Example Sentences

Gay Lussac and Thenard, the oxygen and hydrogen are in the same proportion as in water.

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Thenard's memoir was followed by a communication of fundamental importance from Gay-Lussac .

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Their experiments on the bile confirmed the results of Thenard and Crevreuil.

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