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Manhès process

Manhès process proper noun: a process by which copper matte is treated by passing through it a blast of air, to oxidize and remove sulphur. It is analogous in apparatus to the process of making Bessemer steel.

Proper noun

Manhès process

  1. A process by which copper matte is treated by passing through it a blast of air, to oxidize and remove sulphur. It is analogous in apparatus to the process of making Bessemer steel.

Origin of Manhès process

Named after Pierre Manhès, the French metallurgist who invented it.

Questions about Manhès process

What does Manhès process mean?
Manhès process means a process by which copper matte is treated by passing through it a blast of air, to oxidize and remove sulphur. It is analogous in apparatus to the process of making Bessemer steel.
What part of speech is Manhès process?
Manhès process is a proper noun.

Words near Manhès process in the dictionary

  1. manhunts
  2. manhwa
  3. manhwaga
  4. manhwagas
  5. manhwas
  6. Manhès process
  7. mani
  8. mani stone
  9. mani stones
  10. mani wheel
  11. mani wheels

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