Girbotol process
noun
Gir·bo·tol process
ˈgərbəˌtȯl-,
-tōl-
: a process used industrially for removing acidic impurities (as hydrogen sulfide or carbon dioxide) from gases by passing them through a solution of an ethanolamine
Word History
Etymology
girbotol from Girdler Corporation, Louisville, Kentucky, company where the process was developed + Robert R. Bottoms born 1890 American chemist that devised the process + English -ol