humphrey davy

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humphrey davy - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Humphrey Davy
      n 1: English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and
           who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and
           barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine
           (1778-1829) [syn: Davy, Humphrey Davy, Sir Humphrey Davy
           ]