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Ramsay

[ram-zee]

noun

  1. Allan, 1686–1758, Scottish poet.

  2. George. Dalhousie.

  3. James Andrew Broun. Dalhousie.

  4. Sir William, 1852–1916, English chemist: Nobel Prize 1904.



Ramsay

/ ˈæɪ /

noun

  1. Allan . ?1686–1758, Scottish poet, editor, and bookseller, noted particularly for his pastoral comedy The Gentle Shepherd (1725): first person to introduce the circulating library in Scotland

  2. his son, Allan 1713–84, Scottish portrait painter

  3. See Dalhousie

  4. Gordon. born 1963, British chef and restaurateur; achieved a third Michelin star (2001)

  5. Sir William . 1852–1916, Scottish chemist. He discovered argon (1894) with Rayleigh, isolated helium (1895), and identified neon, krypton, and xenon: Nobel prize for chemistry 1904

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Ramsay

  1. British chemist who discovered the noble gases argon (with Lord Rayleigh), helium, neon, xenon, and krypton. For this work he was awarded the 1904 Nobel Prize for chemistry. In 1908 his research showed that radon was also a noble gas.

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Mrs Ramsay believes first-time buyers on lower incomes should be a priority group because they usually buy at the most competitive lower end of the market.

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It’s the most punk thing Ramsay has ever done and, for the maker of “Ratcatcher” and “We Need to Talk About Kevin,” that’s saying something.

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