chamber process

noun

1

: a process of making sulfuric acid in which sulfur dioxide is oxidized by moist air with nitrogen oxides as catalyst in a series of lead-lined chambers see gay-lussac tower , glover tower

2

: a process of making basic carbonate white lead in which lead strips are exposed to carbon dioxide, moist air, and acetic acid vapor in brick chambers

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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