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carothers

/kəˈrʌð.ərz/

Traducción: Apellido propio, referido a una persona, concretamente al químico estadounidense que desarrolló el nailon (1896-1937).

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/kəˈrʌð.ərz/C1formal
  • esApellido propio, referido a una persona, concretamente al químico estadounidense que desarrolló el nailon (1896-1937).

A proper noun referring to a person, specifically a United States chemist who developed nylon (1896-1937).

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  1. C1formalamerican

    Wallace Hume Carothers, an American chemist who led the team at DuPont that invented nylon, a revolutionary synthetic polymer.

    esQuímico estadounidense

    • Carothers is credited with the invention of nylon in 1935.
    • The work of Carothers laid the foundation for modern polymer chemistry.
    • Carothers' research on condensation polymers led to the creation of neoprene.