van't Hoff

van't Hoff

[vahnt hawf]
noun
Ja·co·bus Hen·dri·cus [yah-koh-bœs hen-dree-kœs] , 1852–1911, Dutch chemist: Nobel prize 1901.
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van't Hoff (Dutch vɑnt ˈhɔf) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Jacobus Hendricus (jaːˈkoːbys hɛnˈdriːkœs). 1852--1911, Dutch physical chemist: founded stereochemistry with his theory of the asymmetric carbon atom; the first to apply thermodynamics to chemical reactions: Nobel prize for chemistry 1901

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