Scheele
Karl Wil·helm [kahrl vil-helm], /kɑrl ˈvɪl hɛlm/, 1742–86, Swedish chemist.
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British Dictionary definitions for Scheele
/ (Swedish ˈʃeːlə) /
Karl Wilhelm (kɑːrl ˈvilhɛlm). 1742–86, Swedish chemist. He discovered oxygen, independently of Priestley, and many other substances
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Scientific definitions for Scheele
[ shā′lə ]
Swedish chemist who discovered a number of compounds and elements. He discovered oxygen around 1771, but because the results of his experiments were not published until 1777, Joseph Priestley is usually credited with the discovery. Scheele made extensive investigations of plant and animal materials, and his work was fundamental to the development of organic chemistry.
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