infusorial
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of infusorial
First recorded in 1840–50; Infusori(a) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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And as in any drop of ditch water, the action in Cain's tales is of infusorial violence.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sixth, the use of infusorial silica for drying purposes.
The water, lapsing slowly through withered flags, had the pure, gem-like quality of the winter stream; in summer it will become dim and turbid with infusorial life, but now it is like a pale jewel.
From The Thread of Gold by Benson, Arthur Christopher
My infusorial, on the contrary, is entire, and yet is fed till it grows to a giant-snake,–but that is quite as wonderful.
From Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography by Jean Paul
This last difficulty is removed by first filling the cylinder or tank with some porous material, such as asbestos, wood charcoal, infusorial earth, etc.
From Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon by Manly, Harold P. (Harold Phillips)
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