Verneuil process

English

Etymology

Developed in 1902 by the French chemist Auguste Verneuil.

Noun

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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