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    HUMPHREY DAVY

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)play

    Synonyms:

    Davy; Humphrey Davy; Sir Humphrey Davy

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    Nouns denoting people

    Instance hypernyms:

    chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)

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