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Vauquelin

American  
[vohkuh-lan] / voʊkəˈlɛ̃ /

noun

  1. Louis Nicolas 1763–1829, French chemist: discoverer of chromium and beryllium.


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Primoz Roglic was third on the day while British youngster Oscar Onley gained 29 seconds on Kevin Vauquelin to leapfrog the Frenchman into fifth overall.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2025

It was the 31-year-old's first win since the 2016 Tour of Austria and he leads French rider Kevin Vauquelin, of Team Arkea-Samsic, by 39 seconds in the overall standings.

From BBC Feb. 14, 2022

This metal, element number 24 of the periodic table, had been known since the late 1790s, when it was first identified by the French chemist, Louis Nicolas Vauquelin.

From BBC May 22, 2015

Indeed, Vauquelin named this new metal after the Greek word for colour, chromos - because chromium is associated with an extraordinary array of colours.

From BBC May 22, 2015

Ronsard, Vauquelin, Du Bartas, all give expression to the Platonic theory of poetic inspiration.

From A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism by Spingarn, Joel Elias

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