Ostwald

American  

[awst-vahlt] / ˈɔst vɑlt /

noun

1. Wilhelm 1853–1932, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1909.

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Ostwald British  

/ ˈɔstvalt /

noun

1. Wilhelm (ˈvɪlhɛlm). 1853–1932, German chemist, noted for his pioneering work in catalysis. He also invented a process for making nitric acid from ammonia and developed a new theory of colour: Nobel prize for chemistry 1909

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Example Sentences

“It’s all part of the same general pick up in risk assets today,” ADM Investor Services chief economist Marc Ostwald told Barron’s in an interview, with reference to gains in stock futures early Tuesday.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Ostwald said “the harsher they sound,” in the press conference, the more Brent crude would “test $85 a barrel.”

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

For Ostwald Kawamura, remembering the past also provides lessons for a brighter future.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2023

“Stories shape who we are,” Ostwald Kawamura said, noting that some marginalized figures get lost in storytelling.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2023

It is not from them, it is not from Eucken, the pleasant popularizer, it is not from Windelbund or Ostwald that the cultivated public sought the direction for its thought.

From New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915 April-September, 1915 by Various