Carothers

[ kuh-ruhth-erz ]

noun
  1. Wallace Hume, 1896–1937, U.S. chemist: associated with the invention of synthetic nylon material.

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Scientific definitions for Carothers

Carothers

[ kə-rŭðərz ]


  1. American chemist who developed the synthetic material nylon, which was patented in 1937.

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