Langmuir

Lang·muir

[lang-myoor]
noun
Irving, 1881–1957, U.S. chemist: Nobel prize 1932.
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Langmuir (ˈlæŋmjʊə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Irving. 1881--1957, US chemist. He developed the gas-filled tungsten lamp and the atomic hydrogen welding process: Nobel prize for chemistry 1932

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