| 单词 | pernicious contrary |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspernicious contrary pernicious contrary n. Papermaking a substance in or on waste paper and cardboard which is difficult to detect and which inhibits its pulping and recycling; cf. contrary n. 3d. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > [noun] > foreign body in contrary1926 pernicious contrary1961 1814 C. Lamb Confessions of Drunkard (rev. ed.) in B. Montagu Some Enq. Effects Fermented Liquors 201 The tongue of a liar can with the same natural delight give forth useful truths, with which it has been accustomed to scatter their pernicious contraries.] 1961 B.S.I. News Jan. 17/1 Which materials are contraries? A few examples are: metal foils, waxes, vegetable parchment, plastics and cellulose fillers... Other contraries (known as ‘pernicious contraries’) make re-pulping impossible. 1977 L. Hunt Little Green Bk. 53 Ordinary waste paper contaminated by these pernicious contraries is only fit for burning. < as lemmas |
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