r zsigmondy

Zsig·mon·dy

[zhig-mawn-dee]
noun
Rich·ard [rikh-ahrt] , 1865–1929, German chemist, born in Austria: Nobel prize 1925.
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Zsigmondy (German ˈʃɪɡmɔndi) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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Richard Adolf (ˈrɪçart ˈaːdɔlf). 1865--1929, German chemist, born in Austria, noted for his work on colloidal particles and, with H. Siedentopf, his introduction (1903) of the ultramicroscope: Nobel prize for chemistry 1925

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