| 释义 |
tenax, a. and n.|ˈtɛnæks, ˈtiːnæks|
[a. L. tenax tough: see tenacious.]
†A. adj. Tough, tenacious. Obs. rare—1.
1605Timme Quersit. iii. 144 The substance of sulphur..is tenax & retentiue.
B. n. A trade name of fine carded oakum used as a surgical dressing (Billings).
1889Athenæum 31 Aug. 283/1 She..made a pillow for the back out of a piece of pink cambric stuffed with tenax [at Ladysmith]. 1891Scenes Life Nurse 20 Some tenax (a kind of oakum) was lying with some other dressings on the side table. |