PAULING, LINUS

Meaning of PAULING, LINUS in English

Pau ‧ ling, Li ‧ nus /ˈpɔːlɪŋ, ˈlaɪnəs/ BrE AmE

(1901–94) a US scientist who studied how atoms join together and form larger structures. He strongly opposed the use of NUCLEAR WEAPON s , and won two Nobel Prizes, one for Chemistry and one for Peace.

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PAULING, LINUS — born Feb. 28, 1901, Portland, Ore., U.S. died Aug. 19, 1994, Big Sur, Calif. Linus Pauling, photograph by Yousuf Karsh. …
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PAULING, LINUS — born Feb. 28, 1901, Portland, Ore., U.S. died Aug. 19, 1994, Big Sur, Calif. U.S. chemist. He received his doctorate …
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PAULING — biographical name Carl 1901-1994 American chemist
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LINUS — ˈlīnəs noun ( -es ) Etymology: Greek linos : a dirge or lamentation of ancient Greece
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PAULING — /paw"ling/ , n. Linus Carl /luy"neuhs/ , 1901-94, U.S. chemist: Nobel prize in chemistry 1954, Nobel prize for peace 1962.
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LINUS — /luy"neuhs/ , n. 1. Class. Myth. a. a musician and poet, the inventor of melody and rhythm, of whom various …
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PAULING — biographical name Li·nus ˈlī-nəs Carl 1901-1994 American chemist
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LINUS — also spelled Linos, in Greek mythology, the personification of lamentation; the name derives from the ritual cry ailinos, the refrain …
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PAULING — Pauling BrE AmE ˈpɔːl ɪŋ ˈpɑːl-
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LINUS — Linus BrE AmE ˈlaɪn əs
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PAULING — Pau ‧ ling, Li ‧ nus /ˈpɔːlɪŋ, ˈlaɪnəs/ BrE AmE (1901–94) a US scientist who studied how atoms join together …
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LINUS — Li ‧ nus /ˈlaɪnəs/ BrE AmE a character in a US ↑ cartoon strip called Peanuts . He is a …
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PAULING — (1901–94) a US scientist who won the 1954 Nobel Prize for his discoveries about how chemicals join together. He was …
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LINUS — a character in the cartoon Peanuts . He is a small boy who is Charlie Brown’s friend and is usually …
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LINUS — [Greek] A beautiful Greek youth, who died before his time. According to an ancient saga, the son of Apollo and …
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LINUS — (a net), a Christian at Rome, known to St. Paul and to Timothy, (2 Timothy 4:21) who was the first …
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LINUS — net
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LINUS — Linus Torvalds, the author of Linux . Nobody in the hacker culture has been as readily recognized by first name …
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PAULING — Pauling
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PAULING — Pauling
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LINUS — Linus
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LINUS — Linus
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LINUS — Лин
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PAULING — Pauling
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PAULING — Pauling
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PAULING, LINUS (CARL) — born Feb. 28, 1901, Portland, Ore., U.S. died Aug. 19, 1994, Big Sur, Calif. U.S. chemist. He received his doctorate …
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PERIODIC LAW — Figure 1: Modern version of the periodic table of the elements. To see more information about an 1/4 in chemistry, …
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CHEMICAL BONDING — any of the interactions that account for the association of atoms into molecules, ions, crystals, and other stable species. When …
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YALE, LINUS — born April 4, 1821, Salisbury, N.Y., U.S. died Dec. 25, 1868, New York, N.Y. American inventor and designer of the …
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LINUS, SAINT — born , Tuscany? died AD 76/79, ; feast day September 23 pope from about 67 to 76 or 79, who …
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TORVALDS, LINUS — Tor ‧ valds, Li ‧ nus /ˈtɔːvældz $ ˈtɔːrvɑːldz, ˈlaɪnəs/ BrE AmE (1969–) a Finnish computer scientist who invented the …
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PAULING, LINUS CARL — born Feb. 28, 1901, Portland, Ore., U.S. died Aug. 19, 1994, Big Sur, Calif. U.S. chemist. He received his doctorate …
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LINUS PAULING — ➡ Pauling
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LINUS BLANKET — ➡ Linus
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LINUS TORVALDS — In 1991 Linus was a 22 year-old student in the computer science department at the University of Helsinki and wanted …
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PAULING, LINUS CARL — (1901-1994) Полинг, Лайнус Карл Физик и химик. Работал в Калифорнийском технологическом институте [California Institute of Technology]. В 1954 получил Нобелевскую премию …
PAULING, LINUS CARL — (1901-1994) Полинг, Лайнус Карл Физик и химик. Работал в Калифорнийском технологическом институте [California Institute of Technology]. В 1954 получил Нобелевскую …
TARPAULIN — noun Etymology: probably from 1tar + -palling, -pauling (from pall) Date: 1605 a piece of material (as durable plastic) used …
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CARL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Bach Carl Philipp Emanuel Carl XVI Gustaf {{link=Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus">Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus …
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TARPAULIN — I. tärˈpȯlə̇n, tȧˈp-, ˈ ̷ ̷_pələ̇n, chiefly in substand speech ̷ ̷ˈpōlyən or -ōlēən noun ( -s ) Etymology: earlier tarpauling, tarpawling, probably …
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NEUTRAL — I. ˈn(y)ü.trəl adjective Etymology: Middle French, from (assumed) Medieval Latin neutralis, from Latin, of neuter gender, from neutr-, neuter neuter …
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SILICON — ˈsilə̇kən, -lēkən, -ləˌkän noun ( -s ) Etymology: silica + -on (as in carbon ) : a tetravalent nonmetallic element …
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PHLOGISTON THEORY — noun : a theory in 18th century chemistry disproved by Lavoisier: every combustible substance is a compound of phlogiston and …
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PH — symbol the negative logarithm of the effective hydrogen-ion concentration or hydrogen-ion activity in gram equivalents per liter determined in various …
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MOLECULE — ˈmälə̇ˌkyül, -lēˌ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: French molécule, from New Latin molecula, diminutive of Latin moles mass — more …
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ELECTRONEGATIVITY — in chemistry, the ability of an atom to attract to itself an electron pair shared with another atom in a …
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COMPASSION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Compassion & Choices compassion fatigue ▪ Some donors, battered by so many appeals for help, …
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LINUX — < operating system > ("Linus Unix") /li'nuks/ (but see below) An implementation of the Unix kernel originally written from scratch …
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TUX — Tux the Penguin is the official emblem of Linux , This eventuated after a logo contest in 1996, during which …
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