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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
joliot-curie is a noun meaning "French physicist who (with her husband) synthesized new chemical elements (1897-1956)". It carries 2 recorded senses.
French physicist who (with her husband) synthesized new chemical elements (1897-1956)
French nuclear physicist who was Marie Curie's assistant and who worked with Marie Curie's daughter who he married (taking the name Joliot-Curie); he and his wife discovered how to synthesize new radioactive elements (1900-1958)
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for joliot-curie come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.