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拉瓦锡

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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Antoine Lavoisier (1743-1794), French nobleman and scientist, considered the father of modern chemistry
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

拉瓦錫 拉瓦锡 [La1 wa3 xi1] /Antoine Lavoisier (1743-1794), French nobleman and scientist, considered the father of modern chemistry/

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Other forms in these source records: 拉瓦錫

  • 拉
    lā

    to pull / to play (a bowed instrument) / to drag / to draw / to chat / (coll.) to empty one's bowels

    lá

    to make a cut in (sth) / to slit / to gash / to slash

    là

    used in 拉拉蛄[là là gǔ]

  • 瓦
    wǎ

    roof tile / abbr. for 瓦特[wǎ tè]

  • 锡
    xī

    tin (chemistry) / to bestow / to confer / to grant / Taiwan pr. [xí]

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