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1. Chem. See stannic sulfide.2. ormolu (def. 1).[1720-30; so called because used in mosaic work]
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Mosaic gold — Gold Gold (g[=o]ld), n. [AS. gold; akin to D. goud, OS. & G. gold, Icel. gull, Sw. & Dan. guld, Goth. gul[thorn], Russ. & OSlav. zlato; prob. akin to E. yellow. [root]49, 234. See {Yellow}, and cf. {Gild}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Chem.) A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mosaic gold — Mosaic Mo*sa ic, a. Of or pertaining to the style of work called mosaic; formed by uniting pieces of different colors; variegated; tessellated; also, composed of various materials or ingredients. [1913 Webster] A very beautiful mosaic pavement.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mosaic gold — Mosaic gold, or stannic sulfide, SnS2, is obtained as a yellow scaly crystalline powder, and used as a pigment in bronzing and gilding wood and metal work. It was called by the alchemists aurum musivum, or aurum mosaicum. It is also called bronze … Wikipedia
mosaic gold — n. 1. a yellow, crystalline powder, stannic sulfide, SnS2, used as a pigment 2. ORMOLU … English World dictionary
mosaic gold — ormolu or mo*lu ([^o]r m[ o]*l[udd] ), n. [F. or moulu; or gold (L. aurum) + moulu, p. p. of moudre to grind, to mill, L. molere. See {Aureate}, and {Mill}.] A variety of brass made to resemble gold by the use of less zinc and more copper in its… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mosaic gold — auksinė bronza statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Pigmentas. atitikmenys: angl. artificial gold; gold bronze; mosaic gold; tin bronze rus. сусаль; сусальное золото ryšiai: sinonimas – alavo(IV) sulfidas … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
mosaic gold — alavo(IV) sulfidas statusas T sritis chemija formulė SnS₂ atitikmenys: angl. mosaic gold; stannic sulfide; tin bronze; tin disulfide; tin(IV) sulfide rus. олова(IV) сульфид; олово сернистое ryšiai: sinonimas – alavo disulfidas sinonimas – auksinė … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
mosaic gold — noun an imitation gold pigment consisting of tin disulphide … English new terms dictionary
mosaic gold — Смотри сусальное золото … Энциклопедический словарь по металлургии
mosaic gold — Ormolu … New dictionary of synonyms