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wilhelm ostwald

 

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Noun wilhelm ostwald has 1 sense
  1. Ostwald, Wilhelm Ostwald - German chemist (1853-1932)
    --1 is a kind of chemist

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Wilhelm Ostwald

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Wilhelm Ostwald was a German chemist and philosopher who made significant contributions to the fields of chemistry and physical chemistry. He is best known for his work on catalysis, and for pioneering the field of colorimetry. Ostwald was also one of the founders of the famous scientific journal "Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie".

Sample sentences:

  1. Wilhelm Ostwald won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1909 for his groundbreaking research on catalysis.
  2. Ostwald's pioneering work in colorimetry led to the development of new methods for measuring the concentration of chemical substances.
  3. The "Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie" was co-founded by Wilhelm Ostwald and remains one of the leading scientific journals in the field.

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