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Meanings of
plumbago
in inglés
portugués
grafita
catalán
plombagina
español
plumbago
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Used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors.
graphite
black lead
español
plumbago
Usage of
plumbago
in inglés
1
The blue garden was particularly lovely with its background of
plumbago
.
2
There is therefore reason to believe that this
plumbago
had been in fusion.
3
Er de
plumbago
or de typhoid er de yaller fever sometimes.
4
The copper is melted first in a
plumbago
crucible; the tin is added gradually.
5
His father made lead pencils and ground
plumbago
in his own house in Concord.
6
In the vicinity of Seatoller is the celebrated mine of
plumbago
,
or black lead.
7
The surface of this impression is coated with powdered
plumbago
.
8
Her list of mineral treasures includes gold, copper, iron, lead,
plumbago
,
coal, and salt.
9
Since the discovery of
plumbago
in the district, Keswick has been famed for its lead-pencils.
10
The friction surfaces of the eccentric and spring may be lubricated with tallow and
plumbago
.
11
It somewhat resembles
plumbago
,
with which it is sometimes diluted, particularly when it is fine.
12
The rollers are coated with
plumbago
or other material to prevent adhesion to the molten metal.
13
Further on, giant chrysanthemum blooms were massed beneath the clusters of pale
plumbago
-
flowers
on the trellis.
14
The minerals proved to exist up to the present time are gold, quicksilver,
plumbago
and iron.
15
So she and Sarath would go now to the villages in the region where there were
plumbago
-
graphite
mines.
16
The greatest standby to the amateur gardener should undoubtedly be the blue-flowered shrub known as
"
plumbago
"
.
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plumbago
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
coat with plumbago
powder plumbago
cover with plumbago
granular plumbago
pale plumbago
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Translations for
plumbago
portugués
grafita
grafite
catalán
plombagina
grafit
español
plumbago
grafito
Plumbago
through the time