Solvay

[sol-vey; French sawl-vey]

noun

Er·nest [ur-nist; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst; French ɛrˈnɛst/, 1838–1922, Belgian chemist.

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Examples from the Web for solvay

Contemporary Examples of solvay

To go with her Harvard MBA, Heidi also has a Masters in European Business from the Solvay School in Brussels.
House of Cruz: the Making of Ted Cruz
Michelle Cottle
November 1, 2013

Historical Examples of solvay

The police sent us to the hospital and then went back and towed the airplane over to the shipyard next door to Solvay.
The First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928
Robert B. Meyer
In the Solvay method of manufacture sodium chloride (common salt) and ammonium bicarbonate are mixed in solution.
Soap-Making Manual
E. G. Thomssen
This enters into double decomposition with the salt, as shown in the first equation under the Solvay process.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry
William McPherson
It is obtained as a by-product in many technical processes, as in the Solvay soda process.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry
William McPherson