Ostwald

[ awst-vahlt ]

noun
  1. Wil·helm [vil-helm], /ˈvɪl hɛlm/, 1853–1932, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1909.

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Ostwald

/ (German ˈɔstvalt) /


noun
  1. Wilhelm (ˈvɪlhɛlm). 1853–1932, German chemist, noted for his pioneering work in catalysis. He also invented a process for making nitric acid from ammonia and developed a new theory of colour: Nobel prize for chemistry 1909

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