单词 | dung-bath |
释义 | > as lemmasdung-bath ΚΠ 1790 W. Nicholson tr. A.-F. de Fourcroy Elements Nat. Hist. & Chem. (new ed.) I. 124 But some intermediate body is often put between the fire and the substance exposed to its action; hence the names balneum mariæ, sand-bath, cinder-bath, dung-bath, &c. 1836 Penny Cycl. VI. 153/2 The chalk occasionally added to the dung-bath serves to neutralize the acids as they are evolved from the mordants. 1884 J. Gardner Bleaching, Dyeing, & Calico-printing iii. 73 The dung-bath is a large trough filled with weak solutions of the arseniate or silicate of soda, or some other salt used as a dung substitute. < as lemmas |
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