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US
/ˈɫɪpskəm/
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NOUN
- United States chemist noted for his theories of molecular structure (born in 1919)
How To Use Lipscomb In A Sentence
- The press release issued by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, in awarding the Nobel Prize to Dr. Lipscomb, stated it was not until Lipscomb's works from the beginning of 1950s onwards that the problems in borane chemistry could be satisfactorily solved... James M. Gentile: The Pivotal Role of the Scientist-Educator
- Lipscomb's works from the beginning of 1950s onwards that the problems in borane chemistry could be satisfactorily solved. Press Release: The 1976 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Then there were the ubiquitous "floatables": leaves, wrappers, a plastic bottle, a condom, the last of which Mr. Lipscomb identified as a telltale sign of sewage. NYT > Home Page
- With a career spanning 35 years, Lipscomb has become known as a botanical ambassador. PRWeb - Daily News Feed
- Last night Timothy Lipscomb, vicar of Armley, said it seemed coincidental that the fire had happened so soon after the terror attacks.
- A new type of bond, where two electrons co-operate in binding three atoms together, and which thus can master this electron deficiency, was proposed in 1949 but it was not until the researches of Lipscomb from 1954 and onwards that the problems of borane chemistry could begin to be solved satisfactorily. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1976 - Presentation Speech
- She'd also seen the circus owner patching up one of the workers and trying to console the Lipscomb's six-year-old after he'd taken a fall. KISS AN ANGEL
- Dr. Lipscomb's research involved developing X-ray diffraction techniques, usually used as a tool in physics, that allowed to him to map the connection of the atoms in an important but puzzling group of compounds called boron hydrides. NYT > Home Page