Mendeleev

or Men·de·ley·ev, Men·de·lej·eff

[ men-dl-ey-uhf; Russian myin-dyi-lye-yef ]

noun

1. Dmi·tri I·va·no·vich [dmyee, -t, r, yee ee-, vah, -n, uh, -vyich], 1834–1907, Russian chemist: helped develop the periodic law.

Mendeleev

/ mĕn′də-lā′əf /

1. Russian chemist who devised the Periodic Table, which shows the relationships between the chemical elements. He first published the Table in 1869 and continued to refine it over the next 20 years.

Example Sentences

When Vavilov introduced the idea at the meeting, people rose up and cheered, “biology has found its Mendeleev,” for creating a sort of periodic table of plant variation.

From Nautilus

Mendeleev left gaps in his table where predicted, but not yet known, elements should fit.

From Science News For Students