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Priestley
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Priest·ley  (prstl), J(ohn) B(oynton) 1894-1984.
British writer of more than 100 novels, most notably The Good Companions (1929), numerous dramas, and critical works on literature and social issues.

Priestley, Joseph 1733-1804.
British chemist noted for work on the isolation of gases and his discovery of oxygen (1774).

Priestley [ˈpriːstlɪ]
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1. (Biographies / Priestley, J(ohn) B(oynton) (1894-1984) M, English, WRITING: author) J(ohn) B(oynton). 1894-1984, English author. His works include the novels The Good Companions (1929) and Angel Pavement (1930) and the play An Inspector Calls (1946)
2. (Biographies / Priestley, Joseph (1733-1804) M, English, SCIENCE: chemist, POLITICS: political theorist, RELIGION: clergyman) Joseph. 1733-1804, English chemist, political theorist, and clergyman, in the US from 1794. He discovered oxygen (1774) independently of Scheele and isolated and described many other gases
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Noun1.PriestleyPriestley - English chemist who isolated many gases and discovered oxygen (independently of Scheele) (1733-1804)


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