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fusible
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Fusible
(gcide) | Fusible \Fu"si*ble\, a. [F. fusible. See Fuse, v. t.]
CapabIe of being melted or liquefied.
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Fusible metal, any alloy of different metals capable of
being easily fused, especially an alloy of five parts of
bismuth, three of lead, and two of tin, which melts at a
temperature below that of boiling water. --Ure.
Fusible plug (Steam Boiler), a piece of easily fusible
alloy, placed in one of the sheets and intended to melt
and blow off the steam in case of low water.
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fusible
(wn) | fusible
adj 1: capable of being melted and fused |
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diffusible
(encz) | diffusible,difuzivní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
fusible
(encz) | fusible,tavitelný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
fusible metal
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Diffusible
(gcide) | Diffusible \Dif*fu"si*ble\, a.
1. Capable of flowing or spreading in all directions; that
may be diffused.
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2. (Physiol.) Capable of passing through animal membranes by
osmosis.
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Diffusibleness
(gcide) | Diffusibleness \Dif*fu"si*ble*ness\, n.
Diffusibility.
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Fusible metal
(gcide) | Fusible \Fu"si*ble\, a. [F. fusible. See Fuse, v. t.]
CapabIe of being melted or liquefied.
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Fusible metal, any alloy of different metals capable of
being easily fused, especially an alloy of five parts of
bismuth, three of lead, and two of tin, which melts at a
temperature below that of boiling water. --Ure.
Fusible plug (Steam Boiler), a piece of easily fusible
alloy, placed in one of the sheets and intended to melt
and blow off the steam in case of low water.
[1913 Webster]Metal \Met"al\ (? or ?; 277), n. [F. m['e]tal, L. metallum
metal, mine, Gr. ? mine; cf. Gr. ? to search after. Cf.
Mettle, Medal.]
1. (Chem.) An elementary substance, as sodium, calcium, or
copper, whose oxide or hydroxide has basic rather than
acid properties, as contrasted with the nonmetals, or
metalloids. No sharp line can be drawn between the metals
and nonmetals, and certain elements partake of both acid
and basic qualities, as chromium, manganese, bismuth, etc.
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Note: Popularly, the name is applied to certain hard, fusible
metals, as gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, lead, zinc,
nickel, etc., and also to the mixed metals, or metallic
alloys, as brass, bronze, steel, bell metal, etc.
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2. Ore from which a metal is derived; -- so called by miners.
--Raymond.
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3. A mine from which ores are taken. [Obs.]
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Slaves . . . and persons condemned to metals. --Jer.
Taylor.
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4. The substance of which anything is made; material; hence,
constitutional disposition; character; temper.
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Not till God make men of some other metal than
earth. --Shak.
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5. Courage; spirit; mettle. See Mettle. --Shak.
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Note: The allusion is to the temper of the metal of a sword
blade. --Skeat.
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6. The broken stone used in macadamizing roads and ballasting
railroads.
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7. The effective power or caliber of guns carried by a vessel
of war.
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8. Glass in a state of fusion. --Knight.
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9. pl. The rails of a railroad. [Eng.]
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Base metal (Chem.), any one of the metals, as iron, lead,
etc., which are readily tarnished or oxidized, in contrast
with the noble metals. In general, a metal of small value,
as compared with gold or silver.
Fusible metal (Metal.), a very fusible alloy, usually
consisting of bismuth with lead, tin, or cadmium.
Heavy metals (Chem.), the metallic elements not included in
the groups of the alkalies, alkaline earths, or the
earths; specifically, the heavy metals, as gold, mercury,
platinum, lead, silver, etc.
Light metals (Chem.), the metallic elements of the alkali
and alkaline earth groups, as sodium, lithium, calcium,
magnesium, etc.; also, sometimes, the metals of the
earths, as aluminium.
Muntz metal, an alloy for sheathing and other purposes,
consisting of about sixty per cent of copper, and forty of
zinc. Sometimes a little lead is added. It is named from
the inventor.
Prince's metal (Old Chem.), an alloy resembling brass,
consisting of three parts of copper to one of zinc; --
also called Prince Rupert's metal.
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Fusible plug
(gcide) | Fusible \Fu"si*ble\, a. [F. fusible. See Fuse, v. t.]
CapabIe of being melted or liquefied.
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Fusible metal, any alloy of different metals capable of
being easily fused, especially an alloy of five parts of
bismuth, three of lead, and two of tin, which melts at a
temperature below that of boiling water. --Ure.
Fusible plug (Steam Boiler), a piece of easily fusible
alloy, placed in one of the sheets and intended to melt
and blow off the steam in case of low water.
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fusible white precipitate
(gcide) | Precipitate \Pre*cip"i*tate\, n. [NL. praecipitatum: cf. F.
pr['e]cipit['e].] (Chem.)
An insoluble substance separated from a solution in a
concrete state by the action of some reagent added to the
solution, or of some force, such as heat or cold. The
precipitate may fall to the bottom (whence the name), may be
diffused through the solution, or may float at or near the
surface.
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2. atmospheric moisture condensed as rain or snow, etc.; same
as precipitation[5].
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Red precipitate (Old. Chem), mercuric oxide (HgO) a heavy
red crystalline powder obtained by heating mercuric
nitrate, or by heating mercury in the air. Prepared in the
latter manner, it was the precipitate per se of the
alchemists.
White precipitate (Old Chem.)
(a) A heavy white amorphous powder (NH2.HgCl) obtained
by adding ammonia to a solution of mercuric chloride
or corrosive sublimate; -- formerly called also
infusible white precipitate, and now {amido-mercuric
chloride}.
(b) A white crystalline substance obtained by adding a
solution of corrosive sublimate to a solution of sal
ammoniac (ammonium chloride); -- formerly called also
fusible white precipitate.
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Infusible
(gcide) | Infusible \In*fu"si*ble\, a. [From Infuse, v.]
Capable of being infused.
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Doctrines being infusible into all. --Hammond.
[1913 Webster]Infusible \In*fu"si*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + fusible: cf. F.
infusible.]
Not fusible; incapable or difficult of fusion, or of being
dissolved or melted. --Sir T. Browne.
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The best crucibles are made of Limoges earth, which
seems absolutely infusible. --Lavoisier
(Trans. ).
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infusible white precipitate
(gcide) | Precipitate \Pre*cip"i*tate\, n. [NL. praecipitatum: cf. F.
pr['e]cipit['e].] (Chem.)
An insoluble substance separated from a solution in a
concrete state by the action of some reagent added to the
solution, or of some force, such as heat or cold. The
precipitate may fall to the bottom (whence the name), may be
diffused through the solution, or may float at or near the
surface.
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2. atmospheric moisture condensed as rain or snow, etc.; same
as precipitation[5].
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Red precipitate (Old. Chem), mercuric oxide (HgO) a heavy
red crystalline powder obtained by heating mercuric
nitrate, or by heating mercury in the air. Prepared in the
latter manner, it was the precipitate per se of the
alchemists.
White precipitate (Old Chem.)
(a) A heavy white amorphous powder (NH2.HgCl) obtained
by adding ammonia to a solution of mercuric chloride
or corrosive sublimate; -- formerly called also
infusible white precipitate, and now {amido-mercuric
chloride}.
(b) A white crystalline substance obtained by adding a
solution of corrosive sublimate to a solution of sal
ammoniac (ammonium chloride); -- formerly called also
fusible white precipitate.
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Infusibleness
(gcide) | Infusibleness \In*fu"si*ble*ness\, n.
Infusibility.
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Transfusible
(gcide) | Transfusible \Trans*fu"si*ble\, a.
Capable of being transfused; transferable by transfusion.
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Unfusible
(gcide) | Unfusible \Un*fu"si*ble\, a.
Infusible. [R.]
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fusible
(wn) | fusible
adj 1: capable of being melted and fused |
fusible metal
(wn) | fusible metal
n 1: an alloy with a low melting point and used as solder and in
safety plugs and sprinkler fuses |
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