Langmuir

[ lang-myoo r ]
/ ˈlæŋ myʊər /

noun

Irving,1881–1957, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1932.

Example sentences from the Web for langmuir

  • Lieutenant Langmuir, revolver in hand, fell after he had killed eight of the foe.

    The Red Watch |J. A. Currie

  • Lieutenants Taylor and Langmuir were both busy at their sections.

    The Red Watch |J. A. Currie

British Dictionary definitions for langmuir

Langmuir
/ (ˈlæŋmjʊə) /

noun

Irving. 1881–1957, US chemist. He developed the gas-filled tungsten lamp and the atomic hydrogen welding process: Nobel prize for chemistry 1932