† crassamentn.
Obsolete.
The thick part of a non-homogeneous liquid, which solidifies or settles; lees, dregs, sediment.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > state of being solid rather than fluid > [noun] > solid matter which falls to bottom of liquid
drega1300
groundsa1340
upon the lee1390
foundersc1450
residence1539
sediment1547
resident1558
precipitate1594
settling1594
precipitation1605
crassament1615
subsistence1622
subsidence1646
sedimen1655
crassamentum1657
deposit1781
sludge1839
ppt1864
1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 53 All the spermaticall partes are generated of the Crassament or body of the seede.
1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Pharmaceut. Shop i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Eeeev The crassament that remains..is called Powder of Mercury.
1666 J. Smith Γηροκομία Βασιλικὴ (ed. 2) 179 The other solid parts of the body..are made of the same crassiment of seed.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2020).
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