| 单词 | translucent substance |
| 例句 | Vaseline, vas′e-lin, n. a yellowish, almost tasteless and inodorous, translucent substance obtained from petroleum, used as a salve, liniment, lubricant, &c. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z Prismatic Photometers.—Another exhibit was a photometer made of solid paraffin, or any other translucent substance, invented by Mr. J. Joly, of the University of Dublin. Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. 2011-12-26T03:00:15.410Z They had long spears of some glistening translucent substance, a projector which fired darts of the same material, and a number of the Plutonian globe-and-rod instruments—obviously captured from the enemy. The Secret of the Ninth Planet Chalcedony is a translucent substance of rather waxy lustre, presenting great variety of colours, though usually white, grey, yellow or brown. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" A translucent substance is one which partially transmits light. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" Great tentacles of its horrid translucent substance reached in all directions for possible victims. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 Powell took a small hammer to test the hardness of the strange translucent substance. Devil Crystals of Arret The dwarfs also have lenses of a translucent substance unknown to men. Honey-Bee 1911 A white, volatile, tough, gum-like, translucent substance, with a peculiar pungent taste and smell. The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island For I was inside a room, a room of some translucent substance, windowless, a skylight high above me, through which pink daylight streamed. The Door Through Space Ivory is a solid, white, translucent substance, distinguishable from bone by its beautiful texture of semi-transparent rhomboidal network. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 421 Volume 17, New Series, January 24, 1852 Pure dextrine is an insipid, odorless, yellowish-white, translucent substance, which dissolves in water almost as readily as sugar. Scientific American Supplement, No. 484, April 11, 1885 It was dim and faint, as light is sometimes seen through a translucent substance, but he saw it so plainly that there could be no error. In the Pecos Country / Lieutenant R. H. Jayne The material of the windows was of the same translucent substance already noted, but slightly tinged with green, so that they shed a soft light, cooled and quiet, over the whole assembly. The Blind Spot The nest, which is shaped like that of our swallow, consists wholly of a tough, gelatinous, translucent substance, which exudes from the bill of the bird as it builds. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo Their surfaces, however, are coated with a layer of a reddish-orange, translucent substance, which can easily be scratched with a knife; hence they appear as if overlaid by a thin layer of rosin. Volcanic Islands |
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