| 单词 | cubic nitre |
| 释义 | > as lemmascubic nitre b. Mineralogy. Applied to certain minerals which crystallize in cubes or similar forms; as cubic alum, alum-stone or alunite n.; cubic nitre, sodium nitrate. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > nitrates > [noun] > sodium nitrate cubic nitre1782 nitratine1849 Chile saltpetre1872 nitratite1923 1782 W. Withering in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 72 336 Cubic nitre. 1783 Philos. Trans. 1782 (Royal Soc.) 72 336 Cubic nitre. 1791 W. Hamilton tr. C.-L. Berthollet Elements Art of Dyeing I. i. iii. ii. 254 A dissertation on cubic alum. 1801 Encycl. Brit. Suppl. I. 367/1 Nitrat of soda. This salt was called formerly cubic nitre. 1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) III. 417 Our imports of cubic nitre have been as follow. 1877 H. Watts Dict. Chem. IV. 105 Nitrate of sodium crystallises in obtuse rhombohedrons, which on cursory inspection have very much the aspect of cubes; hence the name cubic saltpetre. < as lemmas |
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