Meanings
proper nounthe Solvay process (usually uncountable, plural Solvay processes)
plural Solvay processes
- uncountableusuallychemistryA widely used industrial process for the production of sodium carbonate.
Synonyms: ammonia-soda process
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA widely used industrial process for the production of sodium carbonate.
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Origin
Developed in its modern form by the Belgian chemist Ernest Solvay during the 1860s.
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Solvay process. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Solvay%20process
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