| 单词 | crystals of silver |
| 释义 | > as lemmascrystals of silver b. In plural with of or with a possessive or other modifier. In names of various crystalline substances, esp. salts, as †crystals of copper, †crystals of silver, etc. Now chiefly historical.crystals of Mars, crystals of tartar, crystals of Venus: see the final element. ΚΠ 1605 T. Tymme tr. J. Du Chesne Pract. Chymicall & Hermeticall Physicke ii. v. sig. R v By which proofe thou shalt certainly know, that the residence is very well depured, which in another place wee will call the Chrystal of tartar. 1675 R. Boyle Exper. Notes Fixtness ii. 14 You may by coagulation obtain Crystals of Luna. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Crystals of Silver..Silver reduc'd into the Form of a Salt by the sharp Points of Spirit of Nitre. 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Crystals of Copper,..is a Solution of Copper in Spirit of Nitre, evaporated and crystalliz[e]d to gain the Salt. 1830 T. H. Bayly in New Monthly Mag. 29 33 I'll seek a druggist—happy plan! And I will ask him..For Epsom crystals. 1915 C. W. Hale Domest. Sci. I. xi. 188 Drop a few crystals of potassium permanganate (or Condy's crystals will serve equally well) into the liquid in the jar. 1946 Pop. Mech. July 75 The oscillator is really a large sandwich made of steel and layers of quartz or Rochelle crystals. < as lemmas |
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