Avogadro, Amedeo Syllabification: (A·vo·ga·dro, Amedeo)Pronunciation: /ˌävəˈgädˌrō, ˌävō-/Definition of Avogadro, Amedeo (1776–1856), Italian chemist and physicist. His law, formulated in 1811, was used to derive both molecular weights and a system of atomic weights. Avogadro, Amedeo in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Avogadro, Amedeo in the British & World English dictionary