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Steffen process

noun
Stef·​fen process | \ ˈstefən-\

Definition of Steffen process

: a process for recovering sugar from beet molasses by adding powdered lime to precipitate the sugar as calcium sucrate

History and Etymology for Steffen process

probably from Steffen, name of its inventor

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