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Definition of Pakfong
1. n. See Packfong.
Definition of Pakfong
1. Noun. (alternative form of paktong) ¹
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Definition of Pakfong
1. paktong [n -S] - See also: paktong
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pakfong
Literary usage of Pakfong
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Cyclopaedia of Practical Receipts: And Collateral Information in the Arts by Arnold James Cooley (1845)
"... as well as pakfong, as analysed by Dr. Fyfe.—6. (Keferstein.) Nickel and zinc,
of each 7 parts ; copper 5 do. This is the composition of the Chinese ..."
2. The Playbook of Metals: Including Personal Narratives of Visits to Coal by John Henry Pepper (1861)
"... of their ingredients—viz., copper, nickel, zinc, with occasionally a little
lead or iron—are variable. Thus the pakfong contains about 31J per cent ..."
3. The Chemistry and Metallurgy of Copper by Aaron Snowden Piggot (1858)
"The Chinese have long used it under the name of pakfong, or white metal, ...
25.4 Tin, .... . . .2.6 100.0 The Chinese pakfong always contains iron, ..."
4. A Manual of Metallurgy by George Hogarth Makins (1873)
"The analysis of the better and whiter metal is given at No. I in the table
following; No. 2 is an excellent one of pakfong; No. ..."
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