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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VAN'T HOFF

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PRONUNCIATION OF VAN'T HOFF

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VAN'T HOFF

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Van't Hoff is a noun.
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WHAT DOES VAN'T HOFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Van 't Hof

Van 't Hof/Van't Hof and Van 't Hoff are Dutch toponymic surnames meaning "from the homestead". Notable people with these surnames include: ▪ Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Dutch chemist ▪ Van 't Hoff factor, a ratio of solubility ▪ Van 't Hoff equation, an equation that relates temperature change to enthalpy change ▪ van't Hoff, a lunar crater ▪ Jasper van 't Hof, Dutch jazz musician ▪ Kaes Van't Hof, American tennis player ▪ Robert Van't Hof, American tennis player ▪ Robert van 't Hoff Dutch architect and furniture designer...

Definition of van't Hoff in the English dictionary

The definition of van't Hoff in the dictionary is Jacobus Hendricus. 1852–1911, Dutch physical chemist: founded stereochemistry with his theory of the asymmetric carbon atom; the first to apply thermodynamics to chemical reactions: Nobel prize for chemistry 1901.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE VAN'T HOFF

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Synonyms and antonyms of van't Hoff in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translator English - Chinese

范特霍夫
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van´t Hoff
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van´t Hoff
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van´t Hoff
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فانت هوف
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Вант-Гоффа
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van´t Hoff
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হফ
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van´t Hoff
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Van´t Hoff
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van´t Hoff
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ファントホッフ
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반트 호프
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Van´t Hoff
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Van´t Hoff
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வான்ட் ஹோஃப்
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व्हॅनट हॉफ
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Van Hoff
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van´t Hoff
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van´t Hoff
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Вант - Гоффа
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van´t Hoff
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van´t Hoff
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Van´t Hoff
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VAN'T HOFF»

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Chemistry in Space: From J. H. Van 't Hoff's 'dix Années ...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Jacobus Henricus Hoff, James Ernest Marsh, 2010
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Van't Hoff and the emergence of chemical thermodynamics: ...
Presents an annotated translation of his seminal publication on chemical thermodynamics.
Jacobus Henricus Hoff, Willem J. Hornix, S. H. W. M. Mannaerts, 2001
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Chemistry: Principles and Practice
TABLE 12.6 van't Hoff Factor Values for Electrolytes in Water at 0.05 Molal The equations for the colligative properties listed in Table 12.5 are modified by including the van't Hoff factor in the product of other terms. Thus, the equation for the ...
Daniel Reger, Scott Goode, David Ball, 2009
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Robert Van't Hoff: Architect of a New Society
Dutch architect Robert van 't Hoff (1887-1979) created innovative designs for houses at the beginning of the twentieth century; Verloop Summer House and Villa Henny are the most striking.
Adolf Broekhuizen, Evert J. van Straaten, Herman Van Bergeijk, 2010
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Handbook of Modern Pharmaceutical Analysis
As discussed, the two types of polymorphic transitions are monotropic and enantiotropic. Whereas the transition temperature may be found from the van't Hoff plot for the enantiotropic system, the transition temperature of the monotropic system ...
Satinder Ahuja, Stephen Scypinski, 2001
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Advances in Chromatography
[71 1 compared the thermodynamic behavior of octadecyl- and PBD-zirconia with octadecylsilica phases. Over a limited temperature range of 25° to 80°C, the van't Hoff plots were linear for alkylbenzenes and other solutes on all phases.
Eli Grushka, Nelu Grinberg, 2006
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Biological Thermodynamics
In general, 1H and 1S depend on T. Often, though, the enthalpy and entropy changes will be relatively weak functions of temperature, and a plot lnKeq versus 1/T, called a van't Hoff graph, will be approximately linear. The slope and intercept ...
Donald T. Haynie, 2008
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Transforming Matter: A History of Chemistry from Alchemy to ...
Van't Hoff, Arrhenius, and Ostwald, matked the complere recognition of physical chemistry, 1887 matked the beginnings of its recognizable status as a discipline. In that yeat, Ostwald and Van't Hoff founded the German-language Journal for ...
Trevor H. Levere, 2001
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The Basics of Chemistry
This rule is sometimes referred to as the van't Hoff rule. Jacobus Hendricus van't Hoff (1852-191 1) was one of the foremost chemists of his time. Van't Hoff 's did work on thermochemistry, solutions, and organic chemistry. He received the first ...
Richard Myers, 2003
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Nobel Laureates in Chemistry, 1901-1992
Etudes de dynamique chimique reads today like a modern book; the essential structure of mass-action theory remains as van't Hoff presented it in 1884. Chemical thermodynamics is the science of relationships among apparently diverse ...
Laylin K. James, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VAN'T HOFF»

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Shell executive: Cracker plant decision expected 'soon'
According to IHS Chemical Week, Graham van't Hoff, executive vice president of Shell Chemicals, said the company expects to reach a decision soon. He also ... «Pittsburgh Business Times, May 15»
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Ben van Beurden, Shell chief executive
Graham van't Hoff, now head of Shell Chemicals, says under Mr Van Beurden the division developed a “relentless intolerance of underperformance”. Assets ... «Financial Times, Apr 15»
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Shell Chemicals upgrades steam cracker at Wesseling complex in …
Shell Chemicals executive vice-president Graham van't Hoff said: "This project stemmed from Shell Chemicals' strategy to strengthen refining-chemicals ... «Chemicals Technology, Mar 15»
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Mobile set to transform petrol stations says CIO
Maggie Van'T Hoff, CIO for the retail arm of Shell, based in the UK, told CIO UK: "Everything is moving to mobile, so by 2020 in the EU, 50% of people will be ... «CIO UK, Jan 15»
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Maggie Van'T Hoff enjoys challenging business leadership …
As the business technology leader for the retail arm of oil producer Shell, Maggie Van'T Hoff is dealing with a range of business challenges and changes that ... «CIO UK, Jan 15»
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Workers on wisdom of part-time roles
Maggie van't Hoff and Graham Poole both have senior leadership positions and both decided to go part time. Here they talk about why they did it and what they ... «Financial Times, Dec 14»
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Dutch Grief Abounds, but Mourning Stays Local
Michael van't Hoff, a chef and dietitian, said his government needed to apply more political pressure. “I'm only thinking of the victims,” he said. “Everybody is ... «New York Times, Jul 14»
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Shell signing third-party deals for cracker plant, exec says
The website ICIS.com, quoting Graham van't Hoff, an executive vice president for Shell Chemicals, said the company also has done sourcing work on where to ... «Pittsburgh Business Times, Jun 14»
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Shell's Mr Fixit hammers home a message of capital discipline
Graham van't Hoff, the current head of Shell Chemicals, says that when Mr van Beurden took over, average returns in the business were mediocre. “We had ... «Financial Times, Apr 14»
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Anschütz's manometer
In 1878, Jacobus van't Hoff had developed Kekulé's idea that carbon makes four connections to other atoms. To explain the existence of optical isomers, carbon ... «Chemistry World, Apr 13»

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