Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Popular Searches
Nearby Words

gay-lussac

 - 3 dictionary results

Gay-Lus⋅sac

  [gey-luh-sak; Fr. gey-ly-sak]
Use gay-lussac in a Sentence
–noun
Jo⋅seph Lou⋅is  [joh-zuhf loo-ee, -suhf; Fr. zhaw-zef lwee] , 1778–1850, French chemist and physicist.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To gay-lussac
Gay-Lus·sac   (gā'lə-sāk', -lü-säk')   
French chemist and physicist who isolated the element boron (1809) and formulated a law that explains the behavior of a gas under constant pressure.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Science Dictionary
Gay-Lussac   (gā'lə-sāk')  Pronunciation Key 
French chemist and physicist who in 1808 developed a law governing the ratio of volumes of gases participating in chemical reactions. In that same year, with Louis Jacques Thénard, he discovered the element boron.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see gay-lussac on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way