Parkes process

noun

A process for removing silver from lead by preferential solution in liquid zinc

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Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryA process for removing silver from lead by preferential solution in liquid zinc

Origin

For Alexander Parkes, English metallurgist

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Translations

Italian zincaggio
  • zincaggioprocess for removing silver from lead
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APA

Parkes process. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parkes%20process

MLA

“Parkes process.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parkes%20process. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Parkes process,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parkes%20process.

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