1. English chemist who isolated many gases and discovered oxygen (independently of Scheele) (1733-1804); [syn: Priestley, Joseph Priestley]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Joseph Priestley
n 1: English chemist who isolated many gases and discovered
oxygen (independently of Scheele) (1733-1804) [syn:
Priestley, Joseph Priestley]