1. United States chemist who studied surface chemistry and developed the gas-filled tungsten lamp and worked on high temperature electrical discharges (1881-1957); [syn: Langmuir, Irving Langmuir]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Langmuir
n 1: United States chemist who studied surface chemistry and
developed the gas-filled tungsten lamp and worked on high
temperature electrical discharges (1881-1957) [syn:
Langmuir, Irving Langmuir]