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Verneuil process

Verneuil process proper noun: 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.

Proper noun

the Verneuil process

  1. 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

Synonyms of Verneuil process

Origin of Verneuil process

Developed in 1902 by the French chemist Auguste Verneuil.

Questions about Verneuil process

What does Verneuil process mean?
Verneuil process means 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.
What part of speech is Verneuil process?
Verneuil process is a proper noun.

Words near Verneuil process in the dictionary

  1. Vernet
  2. Vernet's syndrome
  3. Vernets
  4. Vernetta
  5. Verneuil
  6. Verneuil process
  7. Verneuil's disease
  8. verneuilinid
  9. verneuilinids
  10. verneuk
  11. verneuked

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