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Solvay process definition

Sol·vay process (säl′vā)

a process for making soda (sodium carbonate) by treating common salt (sodium chloride) with ammonia and carbon dioxide

Etymology: developed by Ernest Solvay (1838-1922), Belg chemist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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