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DUSTED |
Powdered |
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PIGMENT |
Powdered dye |
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PAPRIKA |
Powdered spice |
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MEAL |
Powdered grain |
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DUST |
Powdered earth |
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SHERBET |
Powdered confection |
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SNUFF |
Powdered tobacco |
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PULVERACEOUS |
Having a finely powdered surface; pulverulent. |
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DIAPASM |
Powdered aromatic herbs, sometimes made into little balls
and strung together. |
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ABRADANT |
A material used for grinding, as emery, sand, powdered
glass, etc. |
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PETUNTZE |
Powdered fledspar, kaolin, or quartz, used in the
manufacture of porcelain. |
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PEPPER |
A well-known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried
berry, either whole or powdered, of the Piper nigrum. |
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KAMPTULICON |
A kind of elastic floor cloth, made of India rubber,
gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork. |
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CONSERVE |
A medicinal confection made of freshly gathered vegetable
substances mixed with finely powdered refined sugar. See Confection. |
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SUMACH |
The powdered leaves, peduncles, and young branches of
certain species of the sumac plant, used in tanning and dyeing. |
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PSEUDOBACTERIA |
Microscopic organic particles, molecular
granules, powdered inorganic substances, etc., which in form, size, and
grouping resemble bacteria. |
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MERINGUE |
A delicate pastry made of powdered sugar and the whites
of eggs whipped up, -- with jam or cream added. |
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MAGISTRAL |
Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation of ores
of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and South America. |
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SINAPISM |
A plaster or poultice composed principally of powdered
mustard seed, or containing the volatile oil of mustard seed. It is a
powerful irritant. |
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LALO |
The powdered leaves of the baobab tree, used by the Africans
to mix in their soup, as the southern negroes use powdered sassafras.
Cf. Couscous. |
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SALEP |
The dried tubers of various species of Orchis, and Eulophia.
It is used to make a nutritious beverage by treating the powdered
preparation with hot water. |
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ABSTRACT |
A powdered solid extract of a vegetable substance mixed
with sugar of milk in such proportion that one part of the abstract
represents two parts of the original substance. |
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FACING |
A powdered substance, as charcoal, bituminous coal, ect.,
applied to the face of a mold, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to
give a fine smooth surface to the casting. |
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PERCOLATION |
... filtration; straining. Specifically (Pharm.), the process of exhausting
the virtues of a powdered drug by letting a liquid filter slowly
thro... |
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LAUNDER |
A trough used by miners to receive the powdered ore from
the box where it is beaten, or for carrying water to the stamps, or
other apparatus, for comminuting, or sorting, the ore. |