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单词 ox-gall
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ox-galln.

Brit. /ˈɒksɡɔːl/, U.S. /ˈɑksˌɡɔl/, /ˈɑksˌɡɑl/
Forms: see ox n. and gall n.1
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ox n., gall n.1
Etymology: < ox n. + gall n.1For Old English genitive compounds in oxan- see discussion at ox n.
The gall (bile) of cattle, used in cleaning and painting, and formerly for medicinal purposes.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > other cleaning methods, devices, or substances > [noun] > substances
ox-gall?c1450
Spanish white1546
pipeclay1732
bottle-cleaner1788
ox bile1815
amole1831
benzol1838
benzine-collas1864
benzene1872
benzoline1874
varnish-remover1965
eOE Leechbk. (Royal) (1865) iii. vii. 312 Do oxan geallan on þæt eced.
?a1425 (?1373) Lelamour Herbal (1938) f. 75v (MED) Seywhite..with oxys gall a-noynted..helith black wennys.]
?c1450 in G. Müller Aus Mittelengl. Medizintexten (1929) 124 (MED) Take a pound of comyn and..an oxe-galle, and boyle hem to-gedir.
1585 H. Llwyd tr. Pope John XXI Treasury of Health (new ed.) sig. K iij Adde thereto Scamony, the herbe called spurge, and an ox gall.
1738 G. Smith tr. Laboratory i. 23 Take Ox-Gall..and some Water, mix it together, and with it rub your Gold or Silver.
1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 766 This ink will easily mark the transparent paper, if mixed with a little ox-gall.
1833 W. Beaumont Exper. & Observ. Gastric Juice 166 To four drachms of gastric juice, fresh from the stomach, I added forty drops of Ox gall.
1936 E. C. McCulloch Disinfection & Sterilization xiii. 340 Parr and Caldwell (1933) found 2 per cent ox gall and 1 to 75,000 brilliant green satisfactory in inhibiting the growth of C[lostridium] welchii.
1991 Artist Nov. 15/4 For water-based media add a drop of oxgall.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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