Verneuil process

English

Etymology

Developed in 1902 by the French chemist Auguste Verneuil.

Proper noun

the Verneuil process

  1. The first commercially successful method of manufacturing synthetic gemstones, involving the melting of a finely powdered substance using an oxyhydrogen flame and crystallising the melted droplets into a boule.

Synonyms
  • flame fusion
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