Scheele

[ shey-luh ]

noun

1. Karl Wil·helm [kah, r, l , vil, -helm], 1742–86, Swedish chemist.

Scheele

/ ˈʃeːlə /

noun

1. ScheeleKarl Wilhelm17421786MSwedishSCIENCE: chemist Karl Wilhelm (kɑːrl ˈvilhɛlm). 1742–86, Swedish chemist. He discovered oxygen, independently of Priestley, and many other substances

Scheele

/ shā′lə /

1. Swedish chemist who discovered a number of compounds and elements. He discovered oxygen around 1771, but because the results of his experiments were not published until 1777, Joseph Priestley is usually credited with the discovery. Scheele made extensive investigations of plant and animal materials, and his work was fundamental to the development of organic chemistry.

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His glory, however bright, has not rendered Europe blind to the merits of Scheele and Bergman.

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But—how unfortunate it was—Mrs. Scheele was extremely sorry—they had just engaged another nurse!

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She directed her wrathful steps straight to Scheele, the magistrate's house: they had four children, and were looking for a nurse.

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A non-metallic element first discovered in 1774 by Scheele, and the subject of much research to succeeding chemists.

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The Swedish investigator Scheele had, however, discovered this same constituent of the air before 1773.

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