English Explanatory Dictionary

Pauling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. Linus Pauling, American chemist
noun
  1. Synonym of Pauling unit.

Word forms

Pauling Paulings

Etymology

Variant of Paulin; the surname of Linus Pauling derives from its German cognate.

Synonyms

Pauling unit

Derived words

paulingite Pauling scale Pauling unit
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