| 单词 | mineral tallow |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmineral tallow ΚΠ 1796 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) II. 47 Mineral Tallow. Its colour is white, its consistence that of Tallow, it feels greasy and stains paper. 1881 Pop. Educ. 6 50 Mineral tallow or hatchetine is the lightest of the known minerals, its specific gravity being 0.6078. mineral tallow a. Applied to various kinds of grease or greasy substances, e.g. those obtained from plants. mineral tallow = hatchettite n.: see mineral adj. Compounds 1. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > greasy or fatty material > [noun] fatnessc1000 pinguidity1598 fattiness1601 tallow1745 stearoid1882 1745 P. Thomas True Jrnl. Voy. South-Seas 185 Of all the Trees that grow in China, that which produces Tallow is in my Opinion the most surprizing. 1860 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 3) (at cited word) The berries when boiled in water yield a fragrant green wax, known as bayberry tallow, used for making candles, etc. < as lemmas |
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