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Dewar

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Dew·ar  (dr, dy-), Sir James 1842-1923.
Scottish-born chemist and physicist who studied the liquefaction of gases and the properties of matter at very low temperatures and invented cordite (1889) with Sir Frederick Abel.
Dewar [ˈdjuːə]
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1. (Biographies / Dewar, Donald (1937-2000) M, Scottish, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: politician) Donald. 1937-2000, Scottish Labour politician; secretary of state for Scotland (1997-99); first minister of Scotland (1999-2000)
2. (Biographies / Dewar, Sir James (1842-1923) M, Scottish, SCIENCE: chemist, SCIENCE: physicist) Sir James. 1842-1923, Scottish chemist and physicist. He worked on the liquefaction of gases and the properties of matter at low temperature, invented the vacuum flask, and (with Sir Frederick Abel) was the first to prepare cordite
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Noun1.DewarDewar - vacuum flask that holds liquid air or helium for scientific experiments
Dewar flask
vacuum bottle, vacuum flask - flask with double walls separated by vacuum; used to maintain substances at high or low temperatures
2.Dewar - Scottish chemist and physicist noted for his work in cryogenics and his invention of the Dewar flask (1842-1923)
Sir James Dewar


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