单词 | plumbaginous |
释义 | plumbaginousadj. Now rare. Consisting of or containing plumbago or graphite. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > native elements and alloys > [adjective] > native carbon plumbaginous1796 kishy1825 1796 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) II. 184 Plombaginous, or micaceous iron ore. 1822 J. Stodart & M. Faraday in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 112 264 The surface..is found to be covered with a thick coat of grey metallic plumbaginous powder. 1845 C. Lyell Trav. N. Amer. I. 249 In the plumbaginous anthracite of Worcester the proportion of volatile matter is about 3 per cent. 1871 Amer. Naturalist 5 457 These schists are highly plumbaginous. 1887 Manufacturer & Builder Aug. 192/1 Unprotected parts of cast-iron sluice valves..were converted into a soft, plumbaginous substance. 1998 Appl. Catalysis A. 166 366/1 On insertion of shaft..into the reaction chamber, the six plumbaginous Teflon gaskets turn into as many guiding and tightening sealing rings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1796 |
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