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Definition of Hydrophanes
1. hydrophane [n] - See also: hydrophane
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hydrophanes
Literary usage of Hydrophanes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of Mineralogy by Richard Kirwan (1810)
"Mr. Saussure, jun. renders common hydrophanes transparent, and of a topaz colour
when heated, by digesting them in melted wax. ..."
2. Analytical Essays Towards Promoting the Chemical Knowledge of Mineral Substances by Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1801)
"The ignited hydrophanes was then triturated to a fub- tle powder, mixed with
twice its weight of carbonated fods, and kept in a moderate heat for two hours. ..."
3. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"... trippel, or tripoli, topaz, zeolite, hydrophanes. In the microcosmic salt,
the following are soluble, with more or less effervescence :—Basaltes t, ..."
4. A general view of the sciences and arts by William Jillard Hort (1822)
"The hydrophanes is a curious stone, which, after having been immersed in water
... When the hydrophanes is thrown into water, it emits a disagreeable odour, ..."
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