Parkes noun.
['pɑ:ks] M19.[Alexander Parkes (1813-90), English chemist.]Metallurgy.
Parkes process,
Parkes' process, (erron.)
Parke's process, a process for removing silver and gold from molten lead by adding zinc, which forms an alloy with them that collects on the surface.
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