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Urey
[ yoor-ee ]
noun
- Harold Clay·ton [kleyt, -n], 1893–1981, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1934.
Urey
/ ˈjʊərɪ /
noun
- UreyHarold Clayton18931981MUSSCIENCE: chemist Harold Clayton. 1893–1981, US chemist, who discovered the heavy isotope of hydrogen, deuterium (1932), and worked on methods of separating uranium isotopes: Nobel prize for chemistry 1934
Urey
/ yr′ē /
- American chemist who is best known for his discovery of deuterium (or heavy hydrogen) in 1932, for which he was awarded the 1934 Nobel Prize for chemistry. He also developed theories on the formation of the planets and on the synthesis of organic compounds in the Earth's primitive atmosphere.
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After losing her father and young sibling to Ebola, 6-year-old Liberian Miatta Urey is a symbol of hope in the midst of tragedy.
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Leroy Urey, chairman of the commission, said the statement did not reflect the view of the body.
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