[crater] This is a worn crater formation with several small craters attached to the exterior of the rim. Lavoisier F is a distorted crater that shares a common rim along the southeastern side of Lavoisier. The southern rim is extended outward, and is overlaid by the small crater Lavoisier W. Lavoisier S is a worn crater that is attached to ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavoisier_(crater)
Type: Term Pronunciation: la-vwah′sē-yā Definitions: 1. Antoine Laurent, 1743-1794. French lawyer, chemist, and civil servant; his 1789 Elements of Chemistry offered a new and more systematic understanding of the discipline. Died on the guillotine during the Terror in 1794, a victim of the French Revolution. Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=48130