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Solvay

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Noun

1. ernest solvay, solvay

Belgian chemist who developed the Solvay process and built factories exploiting it (1838-1922)

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Solvay

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noun
an industrial process for manufacturing sodium carbonate. Carbon dioxide is passed into a solution of sodium chloride saturated with ammonia. Sodium bicarbonate is precipitated and heated to form the carbonate

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Solvay

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a process for making soda (sodium carbonate) by treating common salt (sodium chloride) with ammonia and carbon dioxide

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Solvay

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Belgian chemist and philanthropist who developed the Solvay process, established several factories, and served in the Belgian Senate.

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