| 单词 | fire mixture |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfire mixture fire mixture n. a mixture of substances designed to burn or explode, such as Greek fire (Greek fire n. at Greek adj. Compounds), etc.; cf. sense A. 10a(a). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > [noun] tindera700 foodOE eletc1200 firec1300 fuela1398 eldinga1400 firingc1487 betting1521 pabulum1675 fire block1834 fire mixture1855 alternative fuel1906 1855 J. Hewitt Anc. Armour I. 90 The terrors of these early fire-mixtures were enhanced by the belief that..the flames kindled by them, were inextinguishable by water. 1900 Proc. Amer. Pharmaceut. Assoc. 540 In preparing torches [ie. fireworks], the cylinder is first filled..with white bole, then a few grains of gun powder..followed by the desired fire mixture. 1999 R. A. Donkin Dragon's Brain Perfume v. 160 Indian knowledge of ‘fire mixtures’ is undoubtedly ancient. < as lemmas |
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