Pauling

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Pauling unit.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. 2
    A surname transferred from the given name.; Linus Pauling, American chemist

Synonyms

All synonyms
linus carl paulingpauling unit

Etymology

Variant of Paulin; the surname of Linus Pauling derives from its German cognate.

Related phrases

Pauling scalePauling unit

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