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Cavendish

Cavendish Meaning & Definition
Cavendish Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cavendish?

[n] British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cavendish: Henry Cavendish

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See Also | chemist | physicist

Cavendish In Webster's Dictionary

\Cav"en*dish\, n. Leaf tobacco softened, sweetened, and pressed into plugs or cakes. {Cut cavendish}, the plugs cut into long shreds for smoking.

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