/ Dictionary / Index J Joliot-Curie: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Jo•liot-Cu•rie Pronunciation: (zhô-lyō'ky-rē'), [key] — n. (Irène Curie), 1897–1956, French nuclear physicist: Nobel prize for chemistry 1935 (daughter of Pierre and Marie Curie). her husband,(Jean Frédéric Joliot), 1900–58, French nuclear physicist: Nobel prize for chemistry 1935. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: joliot-curie (Thesaurus) Joliette Jolivet Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fabricate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language