Raschig ring

noun

Ra·​schig ring

ˈräshə̇g-

: a small hollow cylinder having a length about equal to the diameter, made usually of metal, carbon, or ceramic material, and used as packing material for chemical towers

Word History

Etymology

after Friedrich Raschig †1928 German chemist, its inventor

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