Wöhler

[wur-ler, vur-; German vœ-luh r]

noun

Frie·drich

[free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪx/, 1800–82, German chemist.

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Historical Examples of wohler

M. Sabatier finds that the best results are obtained by employing the method of Wohler and Deville.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892
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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

British Dictionary definitions for wohler

Wöhler

noun

Friedrich (ˈfriːdrɪç). 1800–82, German chemist, who proved that organic compounds could be synthesized from inorganic compounds

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