Soddy
adjective, soddier, soddiest.
1.
of or relating to sod.
2.
consisting of sod.
noun, plural soddies.
3.
Also, soddie. Western U.S. sod house.
noun
1.
Frederick, 1877–1956, English chemist: Nobel prize 1921.
noun
1.
Frederick. 1877–1956, English chemist, whose work on radioactive disintegration led to the discovery of isotopes: Nobel prize for chemistry 1921
Soddy
(sŏd’ē)
British chemist who was a pioneer in the study of radioactivity. With Ernest Rutherford, he explained the atomic disintegration of radioactive elements. Soddy also coined the word isotope to describe elements that were chemically identical but had different atomic weights. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1921.
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