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Definition of Levigated
1. levigate [v] - See also: levigate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Levigated
Literary usage of Levigated
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Modern Practice of Physic: Exhibiting the Characters, Causes, Symptoms by Robert Thomas (1813)
"It is reported to have procured the desired relief in every instance. Three drachms
of it finely levigated may be mixed with three ounces of the ..."
2. The Formation of Vegetable Mould, Through the Action of Worms: With by Charles Darwin (1904)
"Particles of stone worn or triturated in the gizzards of worms— Swallowed stones
serve as mill-stones—The levigated state of the castings—Fragments of brick ..."
3. Handbook of Pharmacy, Embracing the Theory and Practice of Pharmacy and the by Virgil Coblentz (1894)
"The porous block absorbs the moisture quickly, after which the cones may be dried
by heat, if necessary. Mould for levigated Chalk, ..."
4. The London Medical Gazette (1829)
"... parts with the sulphate of zinc dissolved in water in a very minute proportion,
and powdering the parts either with finely levigated chalk or powdered ..."
5. The Magazine of Science, and Schools of Art (1842)
"ire to be finely levigated between two s, carefully preserved from dust, and >il
of poppies, or any other cold rhich should be as limpid as water, ..."
6. Henley's Twentieth Century Forrmulas, Recipes and Processes: Containing Ten by Gardner Dexter Hiscox (1914)
"Verdigris and sal ammoniac, of each } ounce; levigated lampblack, } ounce; common
vinegar, J pint; mix thoroughly. Used as the last, for either zinc, iron, ..."
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