sir humphrey davy

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   English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)

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What does sir humphrey davy mean?

sir humphrey davy means "English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)".

What is another word for sir humphrey davy?

Close synonyms include Davy, Humphrey Davy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.