Langmuir may refer to: * Langmuir (crater), an impact crater on the Moon's far side * ''Langmuir'' (journal), an academic journal on colloids, surfaces and interfaces, published by the American Chemical Society *

Langmuir (unit) The langmuir (symbol: L) is a unit of exposure (or dosage) to a surface (''e.g.'' of a crystal) and is used in ultra-high vacuum (UHV) surface physics to study the adsorption of gases. It is a practical unit, and is not dimensionally homogeneo ...

, a unit of exposure of an adsorbate/gas to a substrate used in surface science to study adsorption * Langmuir Cove, a cove in the north end of Arrowsmith Peninsula, Graham Land, Antarctica *

Langmuir monolayer A monolayer is a single, closely packed layer of atoms, molecules, or cells. In some cases it is referred to as a self-assembled monolayer. Monolayers of layered crystals like graphene and molybdenum disulfide are generally called 2D materials. Ch ...

, a one-molecule thick layer of an insoluble organic material spread onto an aqueous subphase in a Langmuir-Blodgett trough

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Alexander Langmuir Alexander Duncan Langmuir (12 September 1910 – 22 November 1993) was an American epidemiologist. He is renowned for creating the Epidemic Intelligence Service. Biography Alexander D. Langmuir was born in Santa Monica, California. He received h ...

(1910–1993), American epidemiologist * Gavin I. Langmuir (1924–2005), Canadian veteran of World War II, historian of anti-Semitism and medievalist at Stanford University * Irving Langmuir (1881–1957), American Nobel Prize-winning chemist and physicist

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