Definitions for davyˈdeɪ vi
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Da•vyˈdeɪ vi(n.)
Sir Humphry, 1778–1829, English chemist.
Category: Biography
Princeton's WordNet
Davy, Humphrey Davy, Sir Humphrey Davy(noun)
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
Wiktionary
Davy(ProperNoun)
A diminutive of the male given name David.
Davy(ProperNoun)
derived from David.
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