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oxylith|ˈɒksɪlɪθ|
Also -lithe.
[ad. F. oxylithe, f. oxy- oxy- 2 + -lithe -lith.]
A commercial name for calcium peroxide, CaO2, as used in breathing apparatus as a convenient source of oxygen (evolved by reaction with carbon dioxide).
1902Chem. News 16 May 240/2 The recent invention of ‘oxylith’, due to M. Jaubert, will help to make the use of nascent oxygen still more wide in its applications. 1924Chambers's Jrnl. Oct. 701/2 The helmet of this appliance..is supplied with a substance called ‘oxylithe’, which gives off pure oxygen when breathed upon. 1948R. H. Davis Breathing in Irrespirable Atmospheres vi. 206 Where ‘Oxylithe’ was employed as the main source of oxygen in the earlier designs, it took a couple of minutes to evolve oxygen in sufficient quantity to allow work to begin. |