Ostwald

[ awst-vahlt ]

/ ˈɔst vɑlt /

noun

Wil·helm

[vil-helm] /ˈvɪl hɛlm/,1853–1932, German chemist: Nobel prize 1909.

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Ostwald's contributions to internationalism are mostly published by Die Brcke, Munich.

Major Prophets of To-Day |Edwin E. Slosson
According to modern ideas, no true miscibility exists, but a suspension or emulsion is formed (see Ostwald, p. 237).

The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. |Julius Stieglitz
The "prestablished harmony" of Leibnitz then becomes the established unity of Ostwald.

Major Prophets of To-Day |Edwin E. Slosson
Herein it recalls in some respects the bellicose pacifism of the too celebrated Ostwald.

Above the Battle |Romain Rolland

Ostwald in a published lecture gives this example of what he means.

Pragmatism |William James

British Dictionary definitions for ostwald

Ostwald

/ (German ˈɔstvalt) /

noun

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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