Meaning of Joliot-Curie in English

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  1. Noun

    Joliot-Curie

    Definitions

    1. French physicist who (with her husband) synthesized new chemical elements (1897-1956)
  2. 2. French nuclear physicist who was Marie Curie's assistant and who worked with Marie Curie's daughter who he married (taking the name Joliot-Curie)

    Examples

    • « he and his wife discovered how to synthesize new radioactive elements (1900-1958) »

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