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| Noun | 1. United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971).[Wordnet]. | |
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Date "Acheson" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1683. (references) |
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| Acheson Irvine | Acheson Gosford Irvine (December 7, 1837 - January 8, 1916) served as Commissioner of the Northwest Mounted Police (NWMP) from November 1, 1880 to March 31, 1886. (references) | ||
| Acheson process | An industrial process for making graphite by heating a mixture of coke and clay. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Dean Acheson | United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Dean Gooderham Acheson | United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Edward Goodrich Acheson | Edward Goodrich Acheson (March 9, 1856 - July 6, 1931) was a U.S. chemist. Born in Washington, Pennsylvania, he was the inventor of carborundum, and later a manufacturer of carborundum and graphite. In 1997, he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. (references) | ||
| James Acheson | James Acheson is an actor. He was the second actor to portray Jack Deveraux on the NBC soap Days Of Our Lives, a role originated by Joseph Adams. The character would gain its highest popularity with the third actor in the role, Matthew Ashford. (references) | ||
| Kenny Acheson | Kenneth Henry Acheson (born November 27, 1957 in Cookstown, Northern Ireland) was a Great British Formula One driver who participated during the 1983 and 1985 seasons for the RAM team. His best result was 12th position in the 1983 South African Grand Prix. (references) | ||
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| Acheson graphite | Mining | Artificial graphite made from coke by electric furnace heating. (references) | |
| Acheson process | Mining | A process for the production of artificial or synthetic graphite. It consists of sintering pulverized coke in the Acheson furnace at 2,760 to3,316 degrees C. (references) | |
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Extended Definition: AchesonAchesonAcheson may refer to:
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