oleum
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Origin of oleum
1900–05; < Latin: oil
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Both methyl chloride, which can be used to make rubber, and oleum, a type of sulfuric acid, were accidentally released into the atmosphere.
From Reuters ● Jul. 7, 2011
Many of the above symptoms are relieved by musk, castor, the fœtid gums, valerian, oleum animale, oil of amber, which act in the usual dose without heating the body.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus
This contains "oleum calami," and the bitter principle "acorin."
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas
Twelve ounces were alone available, and it was a yellowish oil, quite bright, about the consistence of oleum olivæ, devoid of smell, and free from the viscid qualities of castor oil.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882 by Various
The oleum terrae, or earth oil, used chiefly as a preservative against the destructive ravages of the white-ants, is collected at Ipu and elsewhere.*
From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by Marsden, William
The next day, Hsiang-yün invited dowager lady Chia and her other relatives to come and look at the olea flowers.
From Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by Joly, H. Bencraft
On the gosling-yellow labels was written, on one: "Pure extract of olea fragrans," on the other, "Pure extract of roses."
From Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by Joly, H. Bencraft
Your figure will be as winsome as an olea fragrans; your talents as ample as those of a Fairy!
From Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by Joly, H. Bencraft
The other day, he espied the olea flowers in the park, and he plucked two twigs.
From Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by Joly, H. Bencraft
Some punster will say, respecting oleaster, that it is olea sterilis.
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