Béchamp reduction

noun

Bé·​champ reduction

(ˈ)bā-¦shäⁿ-

: a method of reducing aromatic nitro compounds to amines by means of iron usually in acid solution

Word History

Etymology

after Pierre J. A. Béchamp †1908 French physician, surgeon, and chemist

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