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proper nounthe Verneuil process
- The first commercially successful method of manufacturing synthetic gemstones, involving the melting of a finely powdered substance using an oxyhydrogen flame and crystallising the melted droplets into a boule.
Synonyms: flame fusion
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proper nounThe first commercially successful method of manufacturing synthetic gemstones, involving the melting of a finely powdered substance using an oxyhydrogen flame and crystallising the melted droplets into a boule.
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Developed in 1902 by the French chemist Auguste Verneuil.
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