Frasch process

noun

ˈfräsh-

variants or Frasch method

: a method of mining deep-lying sulfur by forcing into the deposit very hot water and pumping out the sulfur thereby melted

Word History

Etymology

after Herman Frasch †1914 American chemist born in Germany, its inventor

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