kieselguhr
[kee-zuh l-goo r]
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noun
Origin of kieselguhr
1870–75; < German, equivalent to Kiesel flint + Gu(h)r earthy deposit
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The best substitute for "kieselguhr" is ashes of bog-head coal.
Torpedoes and Torpedo WarfareC. W. Sleeman
Dynamit: nitroglycerine 75 per cent, Kieselguhr 25 per cent.
The New Gresham EncyclopediaVarious
It is a patented preparation and is made by the absorption of phosphoric acid by a powdery compound known as “Kieselguhr.”
Nitroglycerine, when absorbed in a porous earth called 'Kieselguhr', is called dynamite.
The New Gresham EncyclopediaVarious
Kieselguhr, or simply guhr, absorbs twice its weight of nitroglycerine; cork charcoal absorbs nine times its weight.
The New Gresham EncyclopediaVarious
kieselguhr
noun
Word Origin for kieselguhr
C19: from German Kieselgur, from Kiesel flint, pebble + Gur loose earthy deposit
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