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Bergius process

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noun

Chemistry.

a method of hydrogenation formerly used with coal to produce an oil similar to petroleum.

Etymology

Origin of Bergius process

After Friedrich Bergius

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It is thereafter once more tied up, placed in the crates, and sunk in the river to complete the retting process; but this double steeping is not invariably practised.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various

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