Castner

/ ˈkæstnə /

noun

1. CastnerHamilton Young18581898MUSSCIENCE: chemist Hamilton Young. 1858–98, US chemist, who devised the Castner process for extracting sodium from sodium hydroxide

Example Sentences

And all of them, in Castner's telling, are entitled to nominate themselves as protectors of society.

From The Daily Beast

Castner acknowledges that, in the end, he reasoned his way to the right answer: no gun in the minivan.

From The Daily Beast

Brian Castner spent eight years defusing bombs—but he's emphatic that he's no hero.

From The Daily Beast

Castner told Donvan that when he first joined the military he had wanted to work as an astronaut.

From The Daily Beast

Mr. Castner seems justified in his claim to produce sodium at a shilling per pound in large quantities.

From Project Gutenberg

From actual results a like amount of fuel will produce over three tons of sodium by Mr. Castner's process.

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Castner ran a hand through his thick shock of dark hair and looked away from the scoffer.

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Castner accepted the implied challenge soberly, and together they ascended to Brouillard's offices.

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The way to get cheaper aluminum was, it seemed, to get cheaper sodium and Hamilton Young Castner set himself at this problem.

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