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Raschig-Hooker process

Raschig-Hooker process proper noun: a chemical process for the production of phenol, involving the initial production of chlorobenzene from benzene, hydrochloric acid and oxygen, and then the hydrolysis of chlorobenzene to phenol.

Proper noun

the Raschig-Hooker process

  1. A chemical process for the production of phenol, involving the initial production of chlorobenzene from benzene, hydrochloric acid and oxygen, and then the hydrolysis of chlorobenzene to phenol.

Origin of Raschig-Hooker process

Named after the German chemist Friedrich Raschig.

Questions about Raschig-Hooker process

What does Raschig-Hooker process mean?
Raschig-Hooker process means a chemical process for the production of phenol, involving the initial production of chlorobenzene from benzene, hydrochloric acid and oxygen, and then the hydrolysis of chlorobenzene to phenol.
What part of speech is Raschig-Hooker process?
Raschig-Hooker process is a proper noun.

Words near Raschig-Hooker process in the dictionary

  1. raschel
  2. raschels
  3. Rasches
  4. Raschig ring
  5. Raschig rings
  6. Raschig-Hooker process
  7. Raschke
  8. Raschkes
  9. Rascian
  10. Rascians
  11. rascist

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