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Ostwaldian

Ostwaldian adjective: of or relating to Wilhelm Ostwald (1853–1932), Latvian chemist and philosopher, one of the founders of the field of physical chemistry.

Adjective

Ostwaldian (comparative more Ostwaldian, superlative most Ostwaldian)

  1. Of or relating to Wilhelm Ostwald (1853–1932), Latvian chemist and philosopher, one of the founders of the field of physical chemistry.

Forms of Ostwaldian

comparativemore Ostwaldian
superlativemost Ostwaldian

Origin of Ostwaldian

Ostwald + -ian

Questions about Ostwaldian

What does Ostwaldian mean?
Ostwaldian means of or relating to Wilhelm Ostwald (1853–1932), Latvian chemist and philosopher, one of the founders of the field of physical chemistry.
What part of speech is Ostwaldian?
Ostwaldian is an adjective.

Words near Ostwaldian in the dictionary

  1. osts
  2. osturducken
  3. osturduckens
  4. Ostwald
  5. Ostwald ripening
  6. Ostwaldian
  7. Ostyak
  8. Ostyaks
  9. Ostúa
  10. OSU
  11. Osuch

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