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Zsigmondy

[zhig-mawn-dee]
noun
  1. Rich·ard [rikh-ahrt] /ˈrɪx ɑrt/, 1865–1929, German chemist, born in Austria: Nobel prize 1925.
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Historical Examples

  • Professor Zsigmondy's book is more technical, and deals mainly with "hydrosols" and "hydrogels."

    The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920

    Various

  • From this point, passing the Zsigmondy Hut, 7320 feet, one comes to the Bacherjoch.

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Zsigmondy

noun
  1. Richard Adolf (ˈrɪçart ˈaːdɔlf). 1865–1929, German chemist, born in Austria, noted for his work on colloidal particles and, with H. Siedentopf, his introduction (1903) of the ultramicroscope: Nobel prize for chemistry 1925
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