| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Hot-carbonate process | Mining | A process developed by the U. S. Bureau of Mines in which a hot solution of potassium carbonate is used to absorb impurities from gases and is then regenerated for reuse in a continuous cycle with maximum efficiency and minimum wasted heat. Also called hot-potash process; Benfield process. (references) | |
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