Note: It is usually made of glass with a graduated stem, and indicates the specific gravity of a liquid by the depth to which it sinks in it, the zero of the scale marking the depth to which it sinks in pure water.
It was intended to be exactly, and is very nearly, equivalent to the weight in a vacuum of one cubic centimeter of pure water at its maximum density.
Defn: The water cure; a mode of treating diseases by the copious and frequent use of pure water, both internally and externally.
A philosopher distills a portion of pure water, secludes it from the air, and then places it under the influence of a powerful electric current.
The Zacatecs make the same kind of bread from the pulp of the maguey, which is first boiled with lime, then washed and boiled again in pure water, after which it is squeezed dry and made into cakes.
A young girl arrived at the age of maturity is deemed unclean; and everything she comes in contact with, or looks upon, even the clear sky or pure water, is thereby rendered unpropitious to man.
Their drink ordinarily is pure water, but occasionally berries of a peculiar kind, preserved in cakes, are stirred in until a froth is formed which swells the body of the drinker nearly to bursting.
By multiplying the decimal part of the number representing the specific gravity of a wort by 360 (the weight in pounds of a barrel of pure water), we obtain the quantity of saccharine per barrel, corresponding to the given sp.
In many cases a sufficient degree of renovation may be effected by simply exposing the articles, previously slightly moistened, to the fumes of burning sulphur, followed by passing them through a vessel of pure water.
I consider it an advantage to procure the bladder perfectly fresh, as it is then easily cleaned by pure water, and alkaline ley need not be used.
I have not had time to measure the conducting power in these cases, but it is apparently some hundred times that of pure water.
On adding a little water to it, still there were no signs of action; on adding more water, it acted slowly and about as pure water would do.
It was a figure of the word, without mixture of men's inventions; hence it is called 'pure water.
Mark, it is water, water of life, pure water of life, and clear as crystal.
This sea was full of pure water, a figure of the word, without mixture of men's inventions.
Pour off this second liquor, and boil your precipitate in pure water, shifting it several times, till the precipitate and the water be both quite insipid.
Geologists were called in, and they gravely asserted that the valley contained glacial drift to a great depth and that an ample supply of pure water could be counted on.
For certain kidney diseases, for example, pure water is prescribed, not merely as a means of preventing further accretions, but for the purpose of dissolving and removing the undesirable accumulations already existing.
Distilled water is the nearest approach to pure water obtainable, and it is said by physicians that such water is not desirable as a habitual and constant beverage.
Why is the drinking of plenty of pure water a healthful practice?
As a rule the work of excretion is aided by drinking freely of pure water.
Of nutriment: Eat moderately of a well-cooked and well-balanced diet and drink freely of pure water.
We may safely rely upon wholesome food, pure water, outdoor exercise and sunlight, plenty of sleep, and a clean skin for keeping the blood in good condition.
Then came one of the Seraphim, having six wings, and caught up the soul of Adam and bare it to the lake of pure water which is on the north side of Eden, and washed it before the face of God.
Then she called to one of her maidens, who brought her a basin of pure water, and when she saw the reflection of her face in the water she was astonished at the beauty and freshness and brightness of it.
In a highly polluted water extremely small quantities would be taken, and, vice versâ, inpure water a large quantity.
Upon the under side of a clean cover-glass is placed a drop of pure water, and this is inoculated with the smallest possible particle taken from one of the colonies of the gelatine plate on the end of a sterilised platinum wire.
This last reproach they might easily wash off, by means of those lakes, rivers, and rivulets of pure water, with which they are so liberally supplied by nature.
Yet the people were ready to assume this great burden to insure an unending supply of pure water, for they realized that without it their city could not continue to grow.
Health depends, among other things, on pure water, air unpolluted by coal smoke and poisonous gases which should be used as factory by-products.
And this does not take into account the benefits from irrigation, drainage, and the lessening of disease by a pure water supply.
Pure water is a vital necessity, but the inhabitant of a city has no need to personally concern himself with the source of supply.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "pure water" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
