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No·bel
(nō-bĕl′), Alfred Bernhard 1833-1896. Swedish chemist and engineer who invented dynamite (1866) and bequeathed his fortune to institute the Nobel Prizes.
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Nobel
(nəʊˈbɛl)n
(Biography) Alfred Bernhard (ˈalfreːd ˈbæːrnhard). 1833–96, Swedish chemist and philanthropist, noted for his invention of dynamite (1866) and his bequest founding the Nobel prizes
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No•bel
(noʊˈbɛl)n.
Alfred Bernhard, 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
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Noun | 1. | Nobel - Swedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite and for the bequest that created the Nobel prizes (1833-1896) |
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Nobel
[nəʊˈbel] CPD Nobel prize N → premio m NobelNobel prizewinner N → ganador(a) m/f del premio Nobel
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Nobel
n Nobel prize → Nobelpreis m; Nobel peace prize → Friedensnobelpreis m; Nobel prize winner → Nobelpreisträger(in) m(f); alternative Nobel prize → alternativer Nobelpreis
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