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Dmitri ___, formulator of the periodic law (9)

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I believe the answer is:

mendeleev

(Other definitions for mendeleev that I've seen before include "Russian chemist (element Md named for him)" , "His orderly table" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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