Kolbe

[ kawl-buh ]

/ ˈkɔl bə /

noun

Ge·org

[gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/,1877–1947, German sculptor.

Example sentences from the Web for kolbe

Father Kolbe was still alive in the cell two weeks later, after the others had all died.

My Visit To Hell |Christopher Buckley |January 30, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
The greater part, if not the whole, of the salicylic acid of commerce is now obtained by a method invented by Professor Kolbe.

Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold Cooley
During the heat of excitement, Kolbe dropped the fare to three cents, which the company followed.

Looking Back |Merrick Abner Richardson
The making of medicines from coal tar began in 1874 when Kolbe made salicylic acid from carbolic acid.

Creative Chemistry |Edwin E. Slosson

I thought this animal might be the same as that which Kolbe mentions by the name of the tiger-wolf.

Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10) |Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
Williamson insisted on plain, simple formulæ, without commas, without the buckles of Kolbe or the brackets of Gerhardt.

Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, January 1899 |Various

Scientific definitions for kolbe

Kolbe

[ kôl′bə ]

(Adolphe Wilhelm) Hermann 1818-1884

German chemist who was the first to synthesize an organic compound from inorganic materials (1843-45). He also developed an electrolytic procedure for the preparation of alkanes, and in 1859 synthesized salicylic acid from coal tar, which laid the foundation for the development of aspirin.

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Kolbe

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