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Baeke•land



Pronunciation: (bāk'land"; Flem. bä'ku-länt"), [key]
—n.
Le•o Hen•drik Pronunciation: (lē'ō hen'drik; Flem. lā'ō hen'drik), [key] 1863–1944, U.S. chemist, born in Belgium: developed Bakelite.

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