单词 | uranium green |
释义 | > as lemmasuranium green uranium green n. a bright yellow-green colour or fluorescence characteristic of some uranium compounds and uranium glass; (also) a uranium-containing substance of this colour. ΚΠ 1868 H. Watts Dict. Chem. V. 616 Basic cupro-uranic sulphates, called uranium-green, are found at Joachimsthal. 1873 C. W. Thomson Depths of Sea iv. 148 Some of these hauls were taken late in the evening, and the tangles were sprinkled over with stars of the most brilliant uranium green. 1912 Proc. Royal Irish Acad. 1911–2 B. 29 2 This organism, when grown in broth or gelatine, produces a very well-marked uranium-green colouration of these media. 1928 Times 1 Aug. 9/6 A pale-green slab of willemite glows with remarkable brilliance, the colour being comparable with uranium-green. 2007 BusinessWorld (Nexis) 26 Mar. s1/5 Greens (stimulant). Examples: lime green, uranium green, yellow green. < as lemmas |
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