aurum mosaicum

aurum mosaicum
Mosaic Mo*sa"ic, a. Of or pertaining to the style of work called mosaic; formed by uniting pieces of different colors; variegated; tessellated; also, composed of various materials or ingredients. [1913 Webster]

A very beautiful mosaic pavement. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

{Florentine mosaic}. See under {Florentine}.

{Mosaic gold}. (a) See {Ormolu}. (b) Stannic sulphide, {SnS2}, obtained as a yellow scaly crystalline powder, and used as a pigment in bronzing and gilding wood and metal work. It was called by the alchemists {aurum musivum}, or {aurum mosaicum}. Called also {bronze powder}.

{Mosaic work}. See {Mosaic}, n. [1913 Webster]


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  • Aurum mosaicum — Aurum Au rum, n. [L.] Gold. [1913 Webster] {Aurum fulminans} (?). See {Fulminate}. {Aurum mosaicum} (?). See {Mosaic}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Aurum mosaicum — Judengold ist eine historische, heute nicht mehr gebräuchliche Bezeichnung für ein goldfarbenes Material, das durch Erhitzen einer Mischung von Zinnamalgam, Salmiak und Schwefel gewonnen wurde und das vorwiegend zur imitierten Vergoldung von… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Aurum — Au rum, n. [L.] Gold. [1913 Webster] {Aurum fulminans} (?). See {Fulminate}. {Aurum mosaicum} (?). See {Mosaic}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Aurum fulminans — Aurum Au rum, n. [L.] Gold. [1913 Webster] {Aurum fulminans} (?). See {Fulminate}. {Aurum mosaicum} (?). See {Mosaic}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • aurum musivum — Mosaic Mo*sa ic, a. Of or pertaining to the style of work called mosaic; formed by uniting pieces of different colors; variegated; tessellated; also, composed of various materials or ingredients. [1913 Webster] A very beautiful mosaic pavement.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Aurum musivum — Or mussif Disulfure d étain Général No CAS 12738 87 3 PubChem …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Aurum — (lat.), 1) Gold, u. zwar bei den Römern [35] A. ad obrussam (A. obryzum), Gold nach der Feuerprobe, das reinste, feinste Gold; 2) was aus Gold gemacht ist, so A. coronarium, goldener Kranz, welchen die Provinzialen einem Proconsul nach einem… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Aurum — (lat.), Gold; A. chloratum, hydrochloratum, Goldchlorid; A. chloratum natronatum, Chlorgoldnatrium; A. cyanatum, Goldcyanid; A. graphicum, Schrifterz; A. foliatum, Blattgold; A. fulminans, Knallgold; A. mosaicum, musivum, Musivgold; A. paradoxum …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Mosaic gold — Mosaic gold, or stannic sulfide, SnS2, is obtained as a yellow scaly crystalline powder, and used as a pigment in bronzing and gilding wood and metal work. It was called by the alchemists aurum musivum, or aurum mosaicum. It is also called bronze …   Wikipedia

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