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Ver•neuil' proc"ess



Pronunciation: (vûr-noi'; Fr. ver-nœ'yu), [key]
a process for making synthetic rubies, sapphires, spinels, etc., by the fusion at high temperatures of powdered compounds. Also called flame-fusion process.

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