Avogadro

[ ah-vuh-gah-droh; Italian ah-vaw-gah-draw ]

/ ˌɑ vəˈgɑ droʊ; Italian ˌɑ vɔˈgɑ drɔ /

Count A·ma·de·o

[ah-mah-de-aw] /ˌɑ mɑˈdɛ ɔ/,1776–1856, Italian physicist and chemist.

Example sentences from the Web for avogadro

The molecule of Avogadro has always been a decomposable particle.

The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry |M. M. Pattison Muir
It is to the molecule, considered as the unit of physical structure, that Avogadro's law applies.

A History of Science, Volume 4(of 5) |Henry Smith Williams
And with that the law of Avogadro dropped out of sight for a full generation.

A History of Science, Volume 4(of 5) |Henry Smith Williams
In 1811 Avogadro distinguished between the ultimate particles of compounds and elements.

Heroes of Science |M. M. Pattison Muir

This deduction from Avogadro's law is now a part and parcel of our general chemical knowledge.

Heroes of Science |M. M. Pattison Muir

Avogadro

/ (ˌævəˈɡɑːdrəʊ, Italian avoˈɡaːdro) /

Amedeo (ameˈdɛːo), Conte di Quaregna. 1776–1856, Italian physicist, noted for his work on gases

Avogadro

[ ä′və-gä′drō ]

Amedeo 1776-1856

Italian chemist and physicist who formulated the hypothesis known as Avogadro's law in 1811.