- oxyl process
- \\ˈäksə̇l-\ noun
: a modified Fischer-Tropsch process for synthesizing alcohols from carbon monoxide and hydrogen under pressure in the presence of a usually iron catalyst — compare oxo process 2
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
oxyl process
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