ˈvō(ə)rs, -ȯ(ə)rs, -ōəs, -ȯ(ə)s- noun
Usage: usually capitalized V
Etymology: after Lafayette Denton Vorce died 1953 American chemical engineer
: a cylindrical cell that has graphite anodes and a steel cathode with an asbestos diaphragm and that is used for making sodium hydroxide and chlorine by electrolysis of sodium chloride