Ostwald

Noun

Meaning

German chemist (1853-1932)

Examples

By 1912, Ostwald noted that the allotropy of elements is just a special case of the phenomenon of polymorphism known for compounds, and proposed that the terms allotrope and allotropy be abandoned and replaced by polymorph and polymorphism. Source: Internet

In addition to his work in chemistry, Wilhelm Ostwald was very productive in an extremely broad range of fields. Source: Internet

Kamen: War of Succession, 58–60; Ostwald: Creating the British Way of War, 114 Beyond Spain, Louis XIV had few other allies to rely on, however. Source: Internet

Most chemists relied on the familiar thermodynamics of heat (enthalpy) of Berthelot, Ostwald, and Van’t Hoff, and the calorimetric school. Source: Internet

Ostwald also did significant work on dilution theory leading to his discovery of the law of dilution which is named after him. Source: Internet

Ostwald defined one mole as the molecular weight of a substance in mass grams. Source: Internet

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