Ostwald

American  

[awst-vahlt] / ˈɔst vɑlt /

noun

1. Wilhelm 1853–1932, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1909.

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Ostwald British  

/ ˈɔstvalt /

noun

1. Wilhelm (ˈvɪlhɛlm). 1853–1932, German chemist, noted for his pioneering work in catalysis. He also invented a process for making nitric acid from ammonia and developed a new theory of colour: Nobel prize for chemistry 1909

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“There are things that could be unleashed with the right set of policies,” says ADM Investor Services International’s Chief Economist Marc Ostwald.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

“It’s all part of the same general pick up in risk assets today,” ADM Investor Services chief economist Marc Ostwald told Barron’s in an interview, with reference to gains in stock futures early Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026

Ostwald said “the harsher they sound,” in the press conference, the more Brent crude would “test $85 a barrel.”

From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026

“Day of Remembrance is about how folks took past events and needed something that energized the community to take action in the present moment,” Ostwald Kawamura said.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2023

It is not from them, it is not from Eucken, the pleasant popularizer, it is not from Windelbund or Ostwald that the cultivated public sought the direction for its thought.

From New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915 April-September, 1915 by Various