argillaceous earth

  • 1Samian earth — noun An argillaceous astringent soil • • • Main Entry: ↑Samian …

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  • 2clay — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. earth, potter s clay, kaolin; mud, loam; flesh. See land, substance. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. loess, argil, loam, kaolin, earth, till, wacke, slip, bole, argillaceous earth, marl, potter s clay,… …

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  • 3clay — [n] workable earth material adobe, argil, argillaceous earth, bole, brick, china material, clunch, earth, kaolin, loam, loess, marl, mud, porcelain material, pottery, slip, terra cotta, till, wacke; concept 509 …

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  • 4(St.) Michael Crooked Lane —    On the east side of St. Michael s Lane or Crooked Lane, as it is named in some maps (Elmes, 1831). In Candlewick Ward. The parish extends into Bridge Ward Within.    Earliest mention: St. Michael Candelwestrete, 55 H. III. (Anc. Deeds, A.… …

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  • 5Friedrich Accum — Infobox Scientist name = Friedrich Accum image size = 250px caption = From the European Magazine (1820) engraving by James Thomson. birth date = birth date|mf=yes|1769|03|29 birth place = Bückeburg, Schaumburg Lippe death date = death date and… …

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  • 6Joseph Aspdin — (December? 1778 – 20 March 1855) was a British cement manufacturer who obtained the patent for Portland cement on 21 October 1824.Joseph Aspdin (or Aspden) was the eldest of the six children of Thomas Aspdin, a bricklayer living in the Hunslet… …

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  • 7Putumayo River — The Içá or Putumayo River is one of the tributaries of the Amazon River, west of and parallel to the Yapura. It forms part of Colombia s border with Ecuador, as well as most of the frontier with Peru. Known as the Putumayo in the former three… …

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  • 8Friedrich Accum — (1769−1838). Erstmalig in der Zeitschrift European Magazine aus dem Jahr 1820 abgedruckter Stich von James Thomson. Friedrich Christian Accum (* 29. März 1769 in Bückeburg; † 28. Juni 1838 in Berlin) war ein deutscher Chemiker, dessen Hau …

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  • 9Friedrich Christian Accum — Friedrich Accum (1769−1838). Erstmalig in der Zeitschrift European Magazine aus dem Jahr 1820 abgedruckter Stich von James Thomson. Friedrich Christian Accum (* 29. März 1769 in Bückeburg; † 28. Juni 1838 in Berlin) war ein deutscher Chemiker …

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  • 10Lethendy and Kinloch —    LETHENDY and KINLOCH, a parish, in the county of Perth, 4 miles (S. W. by W.) from Blairgowrie; containing 662 inhabitants. These two ancient parishes were united about the year 1806. The district of Lethendy measures five miles from east to… …

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