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Langmuir

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Lang·muir  (lngmyr), Irving 1881-1957.
American chemist. He won a 1932 Nobel Prize for his work in surface chemistry.
Langmuir [ˈlæŋmjʊə]
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(Biographies / Langmuir, Irving (1881-1957) M, US, SCIENCE: chemist) Irving. 1881-1957, US chemist. He developed the gas-filled tungsten lamp and the atomic hydrogen welding process: Nobel prize for chemistry 1932
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Noun1.Langmuir - United States chemist who studied surface chemistry and developed the gas-filled tungsten lamp and worked on high temperature electrical discharges (1881-1957)Langmuir - United States chemist who studied surface chemistry and developed the gas-filled tungsten lamp and worked on high temperature electrical discharges (1881-1957)
Irving Langmuir
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