Cav·en·dish (k v  n-d sh), Henry 1731-1810. British chemist and physicist who discovered the properties of hydrogen and established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen. |
cavendish [ˈkævəndɪʃ]
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tobacco that has been sweetened and pressed into moulds to form bars
[perhaps from the name of the first maker]
Cavendish [ˈkævəndɪʃ]
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(Biographies / Cavendish, Henry (1731-1810) M, British, SCIENCE: physicist, SCIENCE: chemist) Henry. 1731-1810, British physicist and chemist: recognized hydrogen, determined the composition of water, and calculated the density of the earth by an experiment named after him
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| Noun | 1. | Cavendish - British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810) |
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