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Langmuir

lang·muir

uncommon

noun

1.

United States chemist who studied surface chemistry and developed the gas-filled tungsten lamp and worked on high temperature electrical discharges (1881-1957)

Synonyms

Origin

Scottish; see lang (“long”), muir (“moor”).

Phrases

  • Langmuir circulation
  • Langmuir film
  • Langmuir monolayer
  • Langmuir spiral
  • Langmuir-Blodgett film
  • Langmuir-Blodgett trough

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