Avogadro

[ ah-vuh-gah-droh; Italian ah-vaw-gah-draw ]

noun
  1. Count A·ma·de·o [ah-mah-de-aw], /ˌɑ mɑˈdɛ ɔ/, 1776–1856, Italian physicist and chemist.

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British Dictionary definitions for Avogadro

Avogadro

/ (ˌævəˈɡɑːdrəʊ, Italian avoˈɡaːdro) /


noun
  1. Amedeo (ameˈdɛːo), Conte di Quaregna. 1776–1856, Italian physicist, noted for his work on gases

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Scientific definitions for Avogadro

Avogadro

[ ä′və-gädrō ]


  1. Italian chemist and physicist who formulated the hypothesis known as Avogadro's law in 1811.

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