Helmont

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɛlmɔnt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hel′mont; Flem. hel′mônt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Hel•mont  (hel′mont; Flem. hel′mônt),USA pronunciation n. 
    Jan Bap•tis•ta van  (yän bäp tis′tä vän),USA pronunciation 1579–1644, Flemish chemist and physician.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Helmont /Flemish: ˈhɛlmɔnt/ n
  1. Jean Baptiste van ( ʒɑ̃ batist vɑn ). 1577–1644, Flemish chemist and physician. He was the first to distinguish gases and claimed to have coined the word gas
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