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Ostwald
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Ost·wald  (stwôld, ôstvält), Wilhelm 1853-1932.
German chemist. He won a 1909 Nobel Prize for work on catalysis and chemical equilibrium.
Ostwald (German) [ˈɔstvalt]
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(Biographies / Ostwald, Wilhelm (1853-1932) M, German, SCIENCE: chemist) Wilhelm (ˈvɪlhɛlm). 1853-1932, German chemist, noted for his pioneering work in catalysis. He also invented a process for making nitric acid from ammonia and developed a new theory of colour: Nobel prize for chemistry 1909
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Noun1.Ostwald - German chemist (1853-1932)
Wilhelm Ostwald
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