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Scheele

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Schee·le  (shl), Karl Wilhelm 1742-1786.
German-born Swedish chemist who independently discovered oxygen (c. 1772) before Joseph Priestley.

Scheele (Swedish) [ˈʃeːlə]
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(Biographies / Scheele, Karl Wilhelm (1742-1786) M, Swedish, SCIENCE: chemist) Karl Wilhelm (kɑːrl ˈvilhɛlm). 1742-86, Swedish chemist. He discovered oxygen, independently of Priestley, and many other substances
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Noun1.Scheele - Swedish chemist (born in Germany) who discovered oxygen before Priestley did (1742-1786)Scheele - Swedish chemist (born in Germany) who discovered oxygen before Priestley did (1742-1786)


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