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Pauling

Pauling proper noun: a surname transferred from the given name.

Proper noun

Pauling

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
    1. Linus Pauling, American chemist

Noun

Pauling (plural Paulings)

  1. Synonym of Pauling unit.
    Synonyms:
    Pauling unit

Pauling meaning in Tamil

Pauling in Tamil

பாலிங்

Synonyms of Pauling

  • Pauling unit

Forms of Pauling

pluralPaulings

Origin of Pauling

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

Words formed from Pauling

Questions about Pauling

What does Pauling mean?
Pauling means a surname transferred from the given name.
What is Pauling in Tamil?
Pauling in Tamil is பாலிங். See Pauling meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Pauling?
Pauling can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Pauling in the dictionary

  1. Pauline
  2. Pauline conversion
  3. Pauline conversions
  4. Pauline privilege
  5. Paulines
  6. Pauling
  7. Pauling scale
  8. paulingite
  9. Paulings
  10. Paulinian
  11. Paulinians

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Pauling (page history and authors); Pauling (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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