DAVY

Davy, Humphrey Davy, Sir Humphrey Davy

(noun) English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Davy

A diminutive of the male given name David.

A patronymic surname derived from David.

Noun

Davy (plural Davies or Davys)

A Davy lamp.

Etymology 1

Shortening.

Noun

davy (plural davies)

An affidavit, a legally binding statement or oath

Etymology 2

Shortening.

Noun

davy (plural davys or davies)

A Davy lamp, a type of safety lamp.

Source: Wiktionary



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