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pearl-essence — pearlˈ essence noun A silvery preparation from fish scales used in making artificial pearls • • • Main Entry: ↑pearl … Useful english dictionary
pearl essence — noun 1. : a translucent substance containing guanine and constituting the silvery coloring matter of the scales of various fish (as the bleak or herring) that is used in making artificial pearls and also lacquers and plastics compare essence d… … Useful english dictionary
pearl essence — a nacreous pigment containing guanine crystals derived from scales, e.g. from herrings, used to produce sparkle in metallic paints, lip gloss and iridescent eye shadow and used in simulated pearls and plastics. Guanine crystals are rhombic… … Dictionary of ichthyology
pearl essence — noun Date: 1854 a translucent substance that occurs in the silvery scales of various fish (as herring) and is used in making artificial pearls, lacquers, and plastics … New Collegiate Dictionary
essence d'orient — |esən(t)sˈdōrēənt, dȯr , ēˌent; esäⁿsdȯryäⁿ noun Etymology: French, literally, essence of the Orient : pearl essence especially from bleak fish * * * /es euhns dawr ee euhnt, ent , dohr /; Fr. /e sahonns daw rddyahonn /, Jewelry. a preparation… … Useful english dictionary
pearl white — noun 1. : any of several white or pearly white substances: as a. : bismuth subnitrate especially when used in cosmetics or ceramics b. : bismuth oxychloride especially when used as a pigment or in cosmetics c. : a nacreous preparation (as of… … Useful english dictionary
essence d'Orient — silvery crystals of guanine in scales which are extracted and used to make a pearl essence for artificial pearls … Dictionary of ichthyology
Essence of Decision — Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis is an analysis, by political scientist Graham T. Allison, of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Allison used the crisis as a case study for future studies into governmental decision making. The book … Wikipedia
Essence Synthétique — Comparaison du diesel synthétique, obtenu par le procédé Fischer Tropsch, et du diesel no 2, obtenu à partir de pétrole. L essence synthétique est plus transparente, car moins chargé en soufre et en composés aromatiques. L essence synthétique a… … Wikipédia en Français
Essence synthetique — Essence synthétique Comparaison du diesel synthétique, obtenu par le procédé Fischer Tropsch, et du diesel no 2, obtenu à partir de pétrole. L essence synthétique est plus transparente, car moins chargé en soufre et en composés aromatiques. L… … Wikipédia en Français
