rouelle

Noun

Meaning

(historical) A wheel-like amulet of the ancient Gauls, intended to symbolize the sun.

(cooking) steak (especially of veal, cut across the leg)

Examples

In 1773, Hilaire Rouelle obtained crystals containing urea from human urine by evaporating it and treating it with alcohol in successive filtrations. Source: Internet

Guillaume-Francois Rouelle brought the theory of phlogiston to France, and he was a very influential scientist and teacher so it gained quite a strong foothold very quickly. Source: Internet

Rouelle describes the procedure he used to separate urea from urine on pages 454–455. Source: Internet

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