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Meit⋅ner

  [mahyt-ner]
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–noun
Li⋅se  [lee-zuh] , 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.
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Meit·ner   (mīt'nər)   
Austrian-born Swedish physicist and pioneer in the study of nuclear fission.
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Meitner   (mīt'nər)  Pronunciation Key 
Austrian-born Swedish physicist who contributed to the first theories of nuclear fission. Her contributions to the field of nuclear physics led to the development of the atomic bomb and nuclear energy.
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