Pattinson's process
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Invented in 1833 by Hugh Lee Pattinson, an English metallurgist.
Proper noun[edit]
- A process of desilverizing argentiferous lead by repeated meltings and skimmings, which concentrate the silver in the molten bath, the final skimmings being nearly pure lead.