BÉCHAMP REDUCTION


Meaning of BÉCHAMP REDUCTION in English

(ˈ)bā|shäⁿ- noun

Usage: capitalized B

Etymology: after Pierre J. A. Béchamp died 1908 French physician, surgeon, and chemist

: a method of reducing aromatic nitro compounds to amines by means of iron usually in acid solution

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