"Hall-Héroult process" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Named after the American chemist Charles Martin Hall and the Frenchman Paul Héroult, who invented it independently in 1886. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hall-Héroult process
  1. A major industrial process for smelting aluminium, by dissolving alumina in molten cryolite and then performing electrolysis. Wikipedia link: Hall-Héroult process
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