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There was once an Editor of the Chemical Society, given to dogmatic expressions of opinion, who once duly said firmly that 'isomer' was wrong usage and 'isomeride' was correct, because the ending 'er' always meant a 'do-er' 'As in water?' snapped Sidgwick.
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Nevil Sidgwick
Born:
May 8, 1873
Died:
March 15, 1952
(aged 78)
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Nevil Vincent Sidgwick was an English theoretical chemist who made significant contributions to the theory of valency and chemical bonding.
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