单词 | nitriary |
释义 | nitriaryn. Now historical. An artificial bed of decaying organic matter mixed with lime or other alkaline substances, from which nitre (saltpetre) was formerly obtained. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > metals > specific elements > nitrogen > [noun] > compounds > deposits or beds nitre bed1788 nitriary1839 nitrate deposit1853 nitre-heap1867 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 887 In France, Germany, Sweden, Hungary, etc., vast quantities of nitrous salts are obtained by artificial arrangements called nitriaries, or nitre-beds. 1864 I. M. St. John Let. 10 Oct. in War of Rebellion (U.S. War Dept.) (1900) 4th Ser. III. 695 Operations of the Government niter and mining service during the current year: Exhibit A, niter production and importation; Exhibit B, nitriaries. 1892 E. S. Dana J. D. Dana's Syst. Mineral. (ed. 6) 871 Beds called nitriaries are arranged for this purpose..in France, Germany [etc.]. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 93/2 The demand for saltpetre..led to the formation of saltpetre plantations or nitriaries. 1942 Science 11 Dec. 536/1 The largest nitriary, according to Colonel St. John, was located at Columbia, S.C., with 45,000 square feet of surface under cover of open sheds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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