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Sakharov

sak·ha·rov

US/ˈsɑkɜrɑv/ uncommon

noun

1.

Soviet physicist and dissident; helped develop the first Russian hydrogen bomb; advocated nuclear disarmament and campaigned for human rights (1921-1989)

Origin

From Russian сахар (saxar).

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