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Davy

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Da·vy  (dv), Sir Humphry 1778-1829.
British chemist who was a pioneer of electrochemistry, using its methods to isolate sodium and potassium (1807) and barium, boron, calcium, and magnesium (1808).
Davy [ˈdeɪvɪ]
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(Biographies / Davy, Sir Humphry (1778-1829) M, English, SCIENCE: chemist, TECHNOLOGY: inventor) Sir Humphry. 1778-1829, English chemist who isolated sodium, magnesium, chlorine, and other elements and suggested the electrical nature of chemical combination. He invented the Davy lamp
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Noun1.DavyDavy - 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)
Humphrey Davy, Sir Humphrey Davy


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