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Meaning of DONKIN

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 Definition: [n]  English engineer who developed a method of preserving food by sterilizing it with heat and sealing it inside a steel container--the first tin can (1768-1855)
 
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 Synonyms: Bryan Donkin
 
 See Also: applied scientist, engineer, technologist

 

 

 

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