Antoine Laurent Lavoisier

Definitions of Antoine Laurent Lavoisier
  1. noun
    French chemist known as the father of modern chemistry; discovered oxygen and disproved the theory of phlogiston (1743-1794)
    synonyms: Antoine Lavoisier, Lavoisier
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    chemist
    a scientist who specializes in chemistry
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