Thesaurus / volcanic ash
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The volcanic eruptions of the mountains on the west broke down its barriers, and let its waters flow.
But scorn is far more volcanic than glacial and a poor barrier between sex and judgment.
ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTON
Formosa, a large island in the Chinese sea, almost wholly inundated by volcanic agency, during a storm.
THE EVERY DAY BOOK OF HISTORY AND CHRONOLOGYJOEL MUNSELL
In roots and tubers the variations are less, and all, except the potato and the turnip, contain about seven per cent of ash.
ELEMENTS OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRYTHOMAS ANDERSON
Saussure has also observed that the quantity of ash diminishes in certain plants when the seed has ripened.
ELEMENTS OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRYTHOMAS ANDERSON
Thus, it has been found that in early spring the wood of the young shoots of the horse-chesnut contains 9·9 per cent of ash.
ELEMENTS OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRYTHOMAS ANDERSON
The lighter the color of the tobacco the lighter the ash and the milder the flavor of the cigar.
Silica is an invariable constituent of the ash, but in most plants occurs but in small quantity.
ELEMENTS OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRYTHOMAS ANDERSON
These cigars are usually pressed, and burn well, leaving a dark-colored ash, and emitting a fragrant odor.
It was probably at this volcanic ridge that the precipitous road obliged the mules to be sent back.
LIFE OF RICHARD TREVITHICK, VOLUME II (OF 2)FRANCIS TREVITHICK
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