Wöhler
[wur-ler, vur-; German vœ-luh r]
- Frie·drich [free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪx/, 1800–82, German chemist.
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M. Sabatier finds that the best results are obtained by employing the method of Wohler and Deville.
Aluminum was first separated in 1828 by Wohler, by decomposing the chloride by means of potassium.
The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.Edward W. Byrn
Wohler recommends evaporating the solution to dryness with carbonate of soda.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
Wöhler
- Friedrich (ˈfriːdrɪç). 1800–82, German chemist, who proved that organic compounds could be synthesized from inorganic compounds
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