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Pattinson's process

Pattinson's process proper noun: a process of desilverizing argentiferous lead by repeated meltings and skimmings, which concentrate the silver in the molten bath, the final skimmings being nearly pure lead.

Proper noun

Pattinson's process

  1. A process of desilverizing argentiferous lead by repeated meltings and skimmings, which concentrate the silver in the molten bath, the final skimmings being nearly pure lead.

Forms of Pattinson's process

alternative formPattinson process

Origin of Pattinson's process

Invented in 1833 by Hugh Lee Pattinson, an English metallurgist.

Questions about Pattinson's process

What does Pattinson's process mean?
Pattinson's process means a process of desilverizing argentiferous lead by repeated meltings and skimmings, which concentrate the silver in the molten bath, the final skimmings being nearly pure lead.
What part of speech is Pattinson's process?
Pattinson's process is a proper noun.

Words near Pattinson's process in the dictionary

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