Scheele
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- proper noun
- /ˈʃiːl/
- Carl Wilhelm Scheele was a notable Swedish chemist known for discovering oxygen before others.
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The contributions of Scheele to chemistry laid the groundwork for many modern scientific discoveries.
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In 1774, Scheele identified chlorine, which later became a crucial industrial chemical.
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Cover, David Mazzucchelli, Danny Bulanadi, Christie Scheele
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I would also like to thank Judith Scheele for her comments on early drafts of this piece, and AQ's reviewers for their suggestions.
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In The Obesity Cure, Dr. Scheele shows that obesity is only one in a spectrum of metabolic diseases associated with the Metabolic Syndrome and accelerated aging.
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She will be honored again on Feb. 22, when Julia Scheele chairs the 2013 Citizen of the Arts Jubilee at the newly remodeled Westin Denver Downtown.
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Scheele is the family name of the Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele, who found oxygen before Joseph Priestley. So when you see Scheele it often brings to mind an 'early discoverer' or someone who made an important find in chemistry.