Pertaining to, or resembling, a metal; metallic; as, metalline properties.
Impregnated with metallic salts; chalybeate; as, metalline water.
And this happens although a stick of sealing-wax be interposed between the hand of the Operator and the gold Probe, and although no Metalline Substance touches the Legs.
THAT the Fluid, which, on the application of Metalline Bodies to Animals, occasions Convulsions of their Muscles, is electrical, or resembles greatly the Electrical Fluid.
With luting earth and charcoal-dust make a flat vessel, widening upwards, and large enough to contain your metalline mass.
Among all the metallic substances it is the only one that is less fusible when combined with that portion of phlogiston which gives it the metalline form, than when it is deprived thereof, and in the form of a calx.
A metalline calx prepared in this manner loses a greater or a less portion of its phlogiston, the more or less effectually and thoroughly the Metalline Substance, of which it made a part, was dissolved by the acid.
To dissolve Silver in Aqua Fortis, and thereby separate it from every other metalline substance.
Luna Cornea may also be reduced by being melted with such metalline substances as have a greater affinity than Silver with the Acids wherewith it is impregnated.
This solution is of a beautiful green colour; and from this union of the vitriolic acid with Iron there results a neutral metalline salt, which has the property of shooting into crystals of a rhomboidal figure, and a green colour.
Those are called Metals which, besides their metallinesplendour and appearance, are also malleable; that is, have the property of stretching under the hammer, and by that means of being wrought into different forms without breaking.
To dissolve Silver in Aqua Fortis, and thereby separate it from every other Metalline substance.
At the head of the tenth column appears Mercury, and beneath it several Metalline substances, in the order of their affinities with it.
Regulus of Antimony is one of those metalline substances that dissolve with the greatest difficulty.
Whether the Ground be made barren by Metalline or Mineral Effluviums?
And if they have not also some discernable Metalline or Mineral Concretes, to be met within the small Cavities and Pores of their substance?
And whether it have been found, that the Metalline part of the Vein grows so, that some part of the Mine will afford Ore or Metal in tract of time, that did not so before?
Hence in the Confine of common Glass and Crystal, there ought to be a weak Reflexion, and a stronger Reflexion in the Confine of common and metalline Glass; though I have not yet tried this.
Fourthly, That most kind of Vitrifications or Calcinations are made by Salts, uniting and incorporating with the metalline Particles.
So Quick-silver, which will very hardly be brought to stick to any vegetable body, will readily adhere to, and mingle with, several clean metalline bodies.
For thereby the acid Salt of the Vitriol, leaving the Copper it had corroded to joyn with the added Salts, the Metalline part will be precipitated to the bottom almost like Mud.
And if we yet make a more exact enquiry, by what this salt of vitriol more peculiarly gives this colour, we shall find it to be from a metalline condition, and especially an Iron Property or ferreous participation.
The same author says: "There is a substance of a metallinespecies which looks so cloudy that the universe will have nothing to do with it.
Its visible form is vile; it defiles metalline bodies, and no one can readily imagine that the pearly drink of bright Phoebus should spring from thence.
If it be asked, what thickness of a metalline rod may be supposed sufficient?
It is amazing to me, that after the full demonstration you had given, of the identity of lightning and of electricity, and the power of metalline conductors, they should ever think of repairing that steeple without such conductors.
Touch the same fish with an iron, or othermetalline rod.
The kite had three metallinepoints fixed to it: one on the top, and one on each side.
For in the making of these, though pure Sand or Calcin'd Crystal give the Body, yet 'tis for the most part some Metalline or Mineral Calx, mingled in a small proportion that gives the Colour.
Of the Adventitious Colours of Metalline Bodies the Chief sorts seem to be these three.
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