intumescence
[in-too -mes -uh ns, -tyoo -]
/ ˌɪn tʊˈmɛs əns, -tyʊ- /
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In the reduction flame, upon charcoal, it is reduced to the metal with intumescence.
From
A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe
Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations
by Anonymous
Here, an intumescence which was to become a mountain, there, an abyss which was to be filled with an ocean or a sea.
From
The Underground City, or, the Child of the Cavern
by Verne, Jules
Microcosmic salt dissolves the compounds of antimony in the flame of oxidation with intumescence, to a clear light-yellow colored bead, which when cold is colorless.
From
A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe
Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations
by Anonymous
The silicates of lime are moreover frequently characterized by intumescence or ebullition, when heated in the forceps in the blowpipe flame.
From
A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe
Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations
by Anonymous
Notice whether the substance fuses with the bead, and if so, whether there is intumescence or not.
From
A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe
Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations
by Anonymous