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Joliot-Curie
noun 1.French physicist who (with her husband) synthesized new chemical elements (1897-1956). Synonym: Irene Joliot-Curie. 2.French nuclear physicist who was Marie Curie's assistant and who worked with Marie Curie's daughter who he married (taking the name Joliot-Curie); he and his wife discovered how to synthesize new radioactive elements (1900-1958). Synonyms: Jean-Frederic Joliot, Jean-Frederic Joliot-Curie, Joliot.
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