1. Swedish chemist who discovered three new elements and determined the atomic weights of many others (1779-1848); [syn: Berzelius, Jons Jakob Berzelius]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Berzelius
n 1: Swedish chemist who discovered three new elements and
determined the atomic weights of many others (1779-1848)
[syn: Berzelius, Jons Jakob Berzelius]