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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.
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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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