Nordhausen
(ˈnɔːdhaʊz(ə)n)
The name of a town in Thuringia (formerly in Prussian Saxony), used attrib. in designations of sulphuric acid, which is made there.
| 1849 D. Campbell Inorg. Chem. 56 Nordhausen, or fuming sulphuric acid. 1875 Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) III. 962 Anhydrous Sulphuric Acid..is most easily obtained by subjecting the Nordhausen sulphuric acid to a gentle heat in a glass retort. 1895 Thomson & Bloxam Chem. 220 The Nordhausen oil of vitriol is an important article of commerce. Ibid., The Nordhausen acid. |