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Meitner

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Meit·ner  (mtnr), Lise 1878-1968.
Austrian-born Swedish physicist and pioneer in the study of nuclear fission.
Meitner (German) [ˈmaitnər]
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(Biographies / Meitner, Lise (1878-1968) F, Austrian, SCIENCE: physicist) Lise (ˈliːzə). 1878-1968, Austrian nuclear physicist. With Hahn, she discovered protactinium (1918), and they demonstrated with F. Strassmann the fission of uranium
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Noun1.Meitner - Swedish physicist (born in Austria) who worked in the field of radiochemistry with Otto Hahn and formulated the concept of nuclear fission with Otto Frisch (1878-1968)Meitner - Swedish physicist (born in Austria) who worked in the field of radiochemistry with Otto Hahn and formulated the concept of nuclear fission with Otto Frisch (1878-1968)
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