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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ETHIOPS
E "
thi
*
ops
n.
Etym:
[
NL.
See
Ethiop.] (
Old
Chem.
)
Defn: A
black
substance;
--
formerly
applied
to
various
preparations
of
a
black
or
very
dark
color.
[
Written
also
Æthiops.] [
Obs.
]
Ethiops
martial
(
Old
Chem.
),
black
oxide
of
iron.
--
Ethiops
mineral
(
Old
Chem.
),
black
sulphide
of
mercury,
obtained
by
triturating
mercury
with
sulphur.
--
Ethiops
per
se
(
Old
Chem.
),
mercury
in
finely
divided
state,
having
the
appearance
of
a
dark
powder,
obtained
by
shaking
it
up
or
by
exposure
to
the
air.
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