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mendeleev

/ˌmen.dəˈleɪ.əf/

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noun

/ˌmen.dəˈleɪ.əf/C2formalscientific
  • ruИмя собственное, относящееся к русскому химику, который разработал периодическую таблицу химических элементов и предсказал открытие нескольких новых элементов.

A proper noun referring to a Russian chemist who developed the periodic table of the chemical elements and predicted the discovery of several new elements.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. B2formalscientific

    Dmitri Mendeleev was a Russian chemist who created the first widely recognized periodic table of elements and predicted the existence of undiscovered elements.

    ruРусский химик

    • Mendeleev's periodic table organized elements by atomic weight.
    • He predicted the properties of gallium, scandium, and germanium before they were discovered.
    • Mendeleev's work laid the foundation for modern chemistry.