A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical and Historical of Commerce and Commercial NavigationLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1844 - 1410 páginas |
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... employed in the arts and manufactures . Acetic or pyroligneous acid.— This acid , in its pure and concentrated form , is obtained from the fluid matter which passes over in distillation , when wood is exposed to heat in close iron ...
... employed in the arts and manufactures . Acetic or pyroligneous acid.— This acid , in its pure and concentrated form , is obtained from the fluid matter which passes over in distillation , when wood is exposed to heat in close iron ...
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... employed very extensively in the arts , for dyeing and staining silks , cloths , and woods of a black colour ; this is owing to its forming with the oxide of iron an intense black precipitate . Writing ink is made on the same principle ...
... employed very extensively in the arts , for dyeing and staining silks , cloths , and woods of a black colour ; this is owing to its forming with the oxide of iron an intense black precipitate . Writing ink is made on the same principle ...
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... employed , especially in bleaching woollen goods and straws . Fermentation may be immediately arrested by burning a small quantity of sulphur in casks , and then racking off the wine while still fermenting into them ; this frequently ...
... employed , especially in bleaching woollen goods and straws . Fermentation may be immediately arrested by burning a small quantity of sulphur in casks , and then racking off the wine while still fermenting into them ; this frequently ...
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... employed was pale , but considerable proportion of it . The wort , of course , was much paler than before ; and it wanted that agreeable bitter flavour which characterised porter , and made it so much relished by most palates . The ...
... employed was pale , but considerable proportion of it . The wort , of course , was much paler than before ; and it wanted that agreeable bitter flavour which characterised porter , and made it so much relished by most palates . The ...
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... employed to render 100 grains of a sample of pearlash perfectly neutral , then we have ascertained that it contains 25 per cent . impurities . The same process of course must be followed in examining samples of barilla or kelp , except ...
... employed to render 100 grains of a sample of pearlash perfectly neutral , then we have ascertained that it contains 25 per cent . impurities . The same process of course must be followed in examining samples of barilla or kelp , except ...
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