Baeyer

Bae·yer

[bey-er; German be-yuhr]
noun
(Jo·hann Frie·drich Wil·helm) A·dolf von [yoh-hahn free-drik wil-helm ad-olf von, ey-dolf; German yoh-hahn free-drikh vil-helm ah-dawlf fuhn] , ( Adolf Baeyer ) 1835–1917, German chemist: Nobel prize 1905.
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Baeyer (German ˈbaɪər) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von (joˈhan ˈfriːdrɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈaːdɔlf fɔn). 1835--1917, German chemist, noted for the synthesis of indigo: Nobel prize for chemistry 1905

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