SOLVAY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Belgian chemist who developed the Solvay process and built factories exploiting it (1838-1922)

Synonyms:

Ernest Solvay; Solvay

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)

industrialist (someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise)

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