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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To go with her Harvard MBA, Heidi also has a Masters in European Business from the Solvay School in Brussels.
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One day before him E. Solvay had patented the same process, but neither of them was able to make the method a commercial success.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 | Various
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
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

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