acid process

noun

: a process carried on in a furnace lined with acidic or highly siliceous material and under a slag that is predominantly siliceous
used especially of steelmaking processes
opposed to basic process

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of acid process was in 1881

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“Acid process.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acid%20process. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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