
Meaning of CAVENDISH
| Pronunciation: | | 'kavundish
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810) |
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CAVENDISH is a 9 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | Henry Cavendish |
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| | See Also: | | chemist, physicist | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cav"en*dish\, n.
Leaf tobacco softened, sweetened, and pressed into plugs or
cakes.
{Cut cavendish}, the plugs cut into long shreds for smoking.
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