单词 | amber oil |
释义 | > as lemmasamber oil amber oil n. now rare a yellow liquid obtained by distilling amber; cf. oil of amber n. at sense A. 1b. ΚΠ 1656 J. Ponteus To Noble & Warlick Nation Great Brittain (ed. 10) 2 Rosemary oyl, Amber oyl, spirit of Salt, of each a quarter of an ounce. 1787 A. Duncan Med. Comm. 1786 2nd Decade 1 188 In two cases, Dr Rush had the pleasure of seeing the disease [sc. tetanus in horses] perfectly cured, by applying a potential caustic to the neck, by large doses of amber oil, by plunging one of them into a river, and throwing buckets of cold water upon the other. 1966 R. Webster Pract. Gemmol. (ed. 4) xviii. 180 The remainder [of the amber], all rough material,..being heated in retorts to obtain succinic acid, amber oil, and a resin called colophony. < as lemmas |
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