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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Washoe process

/wäsh'-ōˌ präs'-ĕsˌ/ · Wash·oe proc·ess · IPA
01 The process of treating silver ores by grinding in pans or tubs with the addition of mercury, and sometimes of chemicals such as blue vitri…
  1. 1.
    The process of treating silver ores by grinding in pans or tubs with the addition of mercury, and sometimes of chemicals such as blue vitriol and salt.