| 单词 | green fire |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgreen fire green fire n. an intense green light produced by pyrotechnics; (now chiefly historical) a mixture ignited to produce this, typically containing barium. ΚΠ 1730 R. Bradley Course Lect. Materia Medica 87 Where we would produce a green Fire, and use Verdigrease finely powdered, this ought to be a companion with the other Parts of the Composition, such as Gun-powder finely powdered. 1822 Q. Jrnl. Sci., Lit. & Arts Oct. 232 We now give..the component parts of a more modern invention.., namely, a green fire. 1940 G. H. J. Adlam & L. S. Price Higher School Certificate Inorg. Chem. (ed. 2) xxx. 245 It is used to form ‘green fire’ in pyrotechny since barium compounds colour the flame green. 2006 Irish News (Nexis) 20 Oct. 3 Vertical lines of green fire were also launched from the ground while ‘Pigeons’ shot fireworks backwards and forwards. < as lemmas |
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