Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glover's tower

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables: glover's -tow-er
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large tower or chamber used in the manufacture of sulfuric acid, to condense the crude acid and to deliver concentrated acid charged with nitrous fumes. These fumes, as a catalyst, effect the conversion of sulfurous to sulfuric acid.

Etymology

Invented in 1859 by John Glover.

Inflected Forms

Glover's towers (plural)

Questions

What does glover's tower mean?: A large tower or chamber used in the manufacture of sulfuric acid, to condense the crude acid and to deliver concentrated acid charged with nitrous fumes. These fumes, as a catalyst, effect the conversion of sulfurous to sulfuric acid.
Where does glover's tower come from?: Invented in 1859 by John Glover.

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