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Meaning of CAVENDISH

Pronunciation:  'kavundish

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [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)
 
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 Synonyms: Henry Cavendish
 
 See Also: chemist, physicist

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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