Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of scientific terms with Scottish connections).
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DEWAR. In Dewar bulb, -flask, -tube, -vessel, a vacuum flask for storing liquid gas, invented in 1872 by Sir James Dewar (1842–1923) born at Kincardine-on-Forth, chemist, and later Professor of Chemistry at Cambridge and London Universities.
