sulphide+of+lead

  • 31niello —    A soft, black alloy of sulfur with copper (copper sulphide), gold (gold sulphide), silver (silver sulphide), or lead (lead sulphide), used to ornament metal objects. Designs incised on the objects are filled with the alloy (usually as a powder …

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  • 32False galena — Galena Ga*le na, n.[L. galena lead ore, dross that remains after melting lead: cf. F. gal[ e]ne sulphide of lead ore, antidote to poison, stillness of the sea, calm, tranquility.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Med.) A remedy or antidote for poison; theriaca …

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  • 33Galena — Ga*le na, n.[L. galena lead ore, dross that remains after melting lead: cf. F. gal[ e]ne sulphide of lead ore, antidote to poison, stillness of the sea, calm, tranquility.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Med.) A remedy or antidote for poison; theriaca.… …

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  • 34zinkenite — noun a steel grey metallic mineral (a sulphide of lead and antimony) • Hypernyms: ↑mineral * * * ˈziŋkəˌnīt noun ( s) Etymology: German zinkenit, from J. K. L. Zinken died 1862 German mineralogist + German it ite : a steel gray mineral …

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  • 35Gomori procedure — Cytochemical staining procedure used to localize acid phosphatases. Depends upon the production of phosphate ions from organic phosphoesters such as b glycerophosphate. The phosphate in the presence of lead ions causes the formation of a… …

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  • 36kohl — [kəʊl] noun a black powder, usually antimony sulphide or lead sulphide, used as eye make up. Origin C18: from Arab. kuḥl …

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  • 37kohl — n. a black powder, usu. antimony sulphide or lead sulphide, used as eye make up esp. in Eastern countries. Etymology: Arab. kuhl …

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  • 38Plagionite — Pla gi*o*nite, n. [Gr. pla gios oblique. So called in allusion to its usually oblique crystallization.] (Min.) A sulphide of lead and antimony, of a blackish lead gray color and metallic luster. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 39galena — n. Native sulphuret of lead, sulphide of lead …

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  • 40alquifou — ‖ alquifou (ælkɪˈfuː) [Fr. alquifoux (arquifoux), ad. Sp. alquifol, ad. Cat. alcofol alcohol (f repr. guttural ḥ, cf. alforge and Eng. draft, draught). In this form the word has more closely retained the original sense.] A lead ore, containing… …

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