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)
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Davy
A diminutive of the male given name David.
A patronymic surname derived from David.
Davy (plural Davies or Davys)
A Davy lamp.
Shortening.
davy (plural davies)
An affidavit, a legally binding statement or oath
Shortening.
davy (plural davys or davies)
A Davy lamp, a type of safety lamp.
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23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
