Wollaston

American

[wool-uh-stuhn] / ˈwʊl ə stən /

noun

William Hyde, 1766–1828, English chemist and physicist.

Wollaston Scientific

/ wl′ə-stən /

British chemist and physicist who discovered the elements palladium (1803) and rhodium (1804). In 1805 he devised a process for producing malleable platinum that could be used to make various utensils and apparatus. Wollaston was also one of the first scientists to realize that the arrangement of atoms in a molecule must be three-dimensional.

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Saturday's race came down to a front group of 12 and Wollaston, who had two FDJ-United Suez teammates in support, including Dutch domestique Amber Kraak, timed her finishing sprint to perfection.

From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026

New Zealand's Ally Wollaston reeled in defending champion Noemi Ruegg with a blistering finish for back-to-back stage wins and hold on to her ochre leader's jersey in the Tour Down Under in Adelaide on Sunday.

From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026

SPOs were part of the Stalking Protection Bill brought forward by former Totnes Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Wollaston in 2018 and which came into force in January 2020.

From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2025

With her country needing a rider on Friday in the 4,000-meter team pursuit after Ally Wollaston broke her wrist at the Tour de France Femmes, Andrews agreed to step in.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 30, 2022

You have made peace between powers that were never at Enmity....In short, the mighty defunct Potentates of Mount Wollaston and Monticello by your sorceries...are again in being.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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