(n)queen of France (as wife of Louis XVI) who was unpopular; her extravagance and opposition to reform contributed to the overthrow of the monarchy; she was guillotined along with her husband (1755-1793)
(n)French physicist who discovered that rays emitted by uranium salts affect photographic plates (1852-1908), Syn.Antoine Henri Becquerel, Henri Becquerel
(n)French chemist known as the father of modern chemistry; discovered oxygen and disproved the theory of phlogiston (1743-1794), Syn.Antoine Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent Lavoisier
[拉瓦锡 / 拉瓦錫, Lā wǎ xī, ㄌㄚ ㄨㄚˇ ㄒㄧ]Antoine Lavoisier (1743-1794), French nobleman and scientist, considered the father of modern chemistry#181774[Add to Longdo]