noun
French chemist and physicist who first isolated boron and who formulated the law describing the behavior of gases under constant pressure (1778-1850)
• Syn: ↑Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
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\\|gālə|sak\ adjectiveUsage: usually capitalized G&L
Etymology: after Joseph L. Gay-Lussac died 1850 French chemist and physicist
: of, relating to, or developed by the French chemist Joseph L. Gay-Lussac
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/gay'leuh sak"/; Fr. /gay lyuu sak"/, n.
Joseph Louis /joh"zeuhf looh"ee, -seuhf/; Fr. /zhaw zef" lwee/, 1778-1850, French chemist and physicist.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.