mechanical suspension
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These are the only certain examples of natural combinations of the metal, the minute, though economically valuable, quantity often found in pyrites and other sulphides being probably only present in mechanical suspension.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
All natural waters are known to contain more or less mineral matter, partly held in solution and partly in mechanical suspension.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 by Various
Our American rivers contain from 2 to 6 grains of saline matter to the gallon in solution, and a varying quantity—generally exceeding 10 grains to the gallon—in mechanical suspension.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 by Various
In the second group the coloring substances are present in a finely divided or colloidal state; that is, the coloring is due to the presence of particles in mechanical suspension.
From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Luckiesh, Matthew
Hence, the settling of such particles, if in mechanical suspension, would be measurable, although very slow.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred
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