Solvay

Other forms: Solvays

Definitions of Solvay
  1. noun
    Belgian chemist who developed the Solvay process and built factories exploiting it (1838-1922)
    synonyms: Ernest Solvay
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    chemist
    a scientist who specializes in chemistry
    industrialist
    someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise
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