Associations to the word «Hammett»

Wiktionary

HAMMETT, proper noun. A surname​.
HAMMETT ACIDITY FUNCTION, noun. A measure of acidity used for very concentrated solutions of strong acids, including superacids.

Dictionary definition

HAMMETT, noun. United States writer of hard-boiled detective fiction (1894-1961).

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.