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(Encyclopedia)oleum: see sulfuric acid.vitriol
(Encyclopedia)vitriol: see sulfuric acid.monosodium glutamate
(Encyclopedia)monosodium glutamate: see glutamic acid. ...contact process
(Encyclopedia)contact process: see sulfuric acid. ...amphoterism
(Encyclopedia)amphoterism ămˌfətĕrˈĭzm [key], in chemistry, the property of certain substances of acting either as acids or as bases depending on the reaction in which they are involved. Many hydroxide compou...coagulation
(Encyclopedia)coagulation kōăgˌyo͞olāˈshən [key], the collecting into a mass of minute particles of a solid dispersed throughout a liquid (a sol), usually followed by the precipitation or separation of the s...Ostwald, Wilhelm
(Encyclopedia)Ostwald, Wilhelm vĭlˈhĕlm ôstˈvält [key], 1853–1932, German physical chemist and natural philosopher, b. Riga, Latvia. He was professor of chemistry and director of the chemical laboratory (18...lead chamber process
(Encyclopedia)lead chamber process: see sulfuric acid. ...salol
(Encyclopedia)salol: phenyl salicylate; see salicylic acid. ...oil of vitriol
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