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Definition of Elemis
1. elemi [n] - See also: elemi
Lexicographical Neighbors of Elemis
Literary usage of Elemis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention (1905)
"A condensed review of the composition of the elemis is given in a series of
tables, showing the percentage composition, the kind and characters of the resin ..."
2. Analysis of Resins, Balsams and Gum-resins: The Chemistry and Pharmacognosis by Karl Dieterich (1901)
"The author has drawn up the following table of elemis, which, however, ...
(Tschirch groups the elemis with the resene resins—see Classification of ..."
3. Best Loved Hotels 2007: Britain and Irelandby Best Loved Hotels by Best Loved Hotels (2006)
"Exquisite views down to the sea, flat screen plasma TVs, generous wardrobe space,
luxury elemis toiletries, fluffy bath robes and slippers are standard, ..."
4. Allen's Commercial Organic Analysis: A Treatise on the Properties, Modes of by Alfred Henry Allen (1911)
"All the elemis are softer than colophony, and can easily be cut with a knife.
... Dieterich has found for the soft Manila elemis the following analytical ..."
5. Universal History, Ancient and Modern: From the Earliest Records of Time, to by William Fordyce Mavor (1804)
"The Lacedaemonians, and such Arcadians as had proved themselves the most
honourable,had the right ; the Athenians the left wing ; and the elemis (who had ..."
6. The Chemistry of Paints and Painting by Arthur Herbert Church (1901)
"These elemis are sofi, sticky resins, occasionally employed in varnishes to
prevent them from becoming brittle and cracking. They contain essential oils and ..."
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