van't Hoff

[ vahnt hawf ]
/ vɑnt ˈhɔf /

noun

Ja·co·bus Hen·dri·cus [yah-koh-bœs hen-dree-kœs] /yɑˈkoʊ bœs hɛnˈdri kœs/,1852–1911, Dutch chemist: Nobel prize 1901.

British Dictionary definitions for van't hoff

van't Hoff
/ (Dutch vɑnt ˈhɔf) /

noun

Jacobus Hendricus (jaːˈkoːbys hɛnˈdriːkœs). 1852–1911, Dutch physical chemist: founded stereochemistry with his theory of the asymmetric carbon atom; the first to apply thermodynamics to chemical reactions: Nobel prize for chemistry 1901