1. English chemist and physicist who discovered palladium and rhodium and demonstrated that static and current electricity are the same (1766-1828); [syn: Wollaston, William Hyde Wollaston]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Wollaston
n 1: English chemist and physicist who discovered palladium and
rhodium and demonstrated that static and current
electricity are the same (1766-1828) [syn: Wollaston,
William Hyde Wollaston]