bone ash
a white ash obtained by calcining bones, used as a fertilizer and in the making of bone china.
Origin of bone ash
1- Also called bone earth.
Words Nearby bone ash
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How to use bone ash in a sentence
Coprolites are seldom used alone for the manufacture of superphosphates, but are generally mixed with bone-ash and bone dust.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry | Thomas AndersonBone-ash varies considerably in price, but of late samples containing 70 per cent of phosphates have sold as low as £4: 10s.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry | Thomas AndersonThis is put in its place, and the cylinder filled (or nearly so) with the moistened bone ash.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerThe floor of the muffle is protected with a layer of bone-ash, which absorbs any oxide of lead that may be accidentally spilt.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerThe buttons are removed from the cupel with a pair of pliers and then brushed to remove adherent litharge and bone-ash.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
British Dictionary definitions for bone ash
the residue obtained when bones are burned in air, consisting mainly of calcium phosphate. It is used as a fertilizer and in the manufacture of bone china
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