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Claude process

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\ ˈklōd-, -ȯd- \

Definition of Claude process

: a synthetic ammonia process characterized by higher operating pressures than other processes and by the use of a train of converters

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History and Etymology for Claude process

after Georges Claude, born 1870 French chemist and physicist

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“Claude process.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Claude%20process. Accessed 23 Oct. 2021.

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