Frisch
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Otto Robert Frisch, an Austrian-born British physicist who, alongside Lise Meitner, identified and named nuclear fission and described the explosive potential of a chain reaction (1904 to 1979).
“Frisch and Meitner's theoretical explanation of nuclear fission proved decisive for atomic science.”
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Proper noun ending in the unusual three-consonant cluster SCH, memorable once you know it
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Not valid in standard Scrabble as a proper noun, SCH ending has very limited general utility
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