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Deacon's process

Deacon's process proper noun: a method of obtaining chlorine gas by passing hydrochloric acid gas over heated slag which has been previously saturated with a solution of some metallic salt, such as copper sulfate.

Proper noun

Deacon's process

  1. A method of obtaining chlorine gas by passing hydrochloric acid gas over heated slag which has been previously saturated with a solution of some metallic salt, such as copper sulfate.

Origin of Deacon's process

From H. Deacon, who introduced it.

Questions about Deacon's process

What does Deacon's process mean?
Deacon's process means a method of obtaining chlorine gas by passing hydrochloric acid gas over heated slag which has been previously saturated with a solution of some metallic salt, such as copper sulfate.
What part of speech is Deacon's process?
Deacon's process is a proper noun.

Words near Deacon's process in the dictionary

  1. deacidifying
  2. deacon
  3. Deacon process
  4. deacon's bench
  5. deacon's benches
  6. Deacon's process
  7. deaconal
  8. deaconate
  9. deaconates
  10. deaconed
  11. deaconess

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