Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A white opaque or translucent variety of opal which breaks into irregular pieces like dry starch, found in the joints of the bamboo in the East and Brazil, and believed to be caused by disease or injury to the plant.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A concretion in the joints of the bamboo, which consists largely or chiefly of pure silica. It is highly valued in the East Indies as a medicine for the cure of bilious vomitings, bloody flux, piles, and various other diseases.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
translucent white substance , composed mainly ofsilica andwater with traces oflime andpotash , obtained from thenodal joints of some species ofbamboo and used intraditional Asian medicine .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Sir David Brewster long ago pointed out the remarkable physical characters presented by the curious product of the vegetable world known as "tabasheer," though so far as I can find out it has not in recent years received that attention from physicists which the experiments and observations of the great Scotch philosopher show it to be worthy of.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 595, May 28, 1887 Various
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Much of the material which under the name of "tabasheer" finds its way to Syria and Turkey is said, however, to be fictitious or adulterated.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 595, May 28, 1887 Various
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And three: In 1791 he published a paper on a queer stone tabasheer found in bamboo joints.
American Connections James Burke 2007
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In the case of tabasheer he discovered it was a form of opal that phosphoresced when hot, reflected a curious bluish-white light, and was more holes than solid, so it absorbed liquid.
American Connections James Burke 2007
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In the case of tabasheer he discovered it was a form of opal that phosphoresced when hot, reflected a curious bluish-white light, and was more holes than solid, so it absorbed liquid.
American Connections James Burke 2007
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In 1819 tabasheer caught the interest of the great David Brewster, Scottish science king of all reflection-refraction-diffraction matters he also invented the kaleidoscope.
American Connections James Burke 2007
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In 1819 tabasheer caught the interest of the great David Brewster, Scottish science king of all reflection-refraction-diffraction matters he also invented the kaleidoscope.
American Connections James Burke 2007
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And three: In 1791 he published a paper on a queer stone tabasheer found in bamboo joints.
American Connections James Burke 2007
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By the aid of Mr. Swinton, secretary to the government at Calcutta, he formed a large and interesting collection of all the different varieties of tabasheer from various parts of India.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 595, May 28, 1887 Various
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Occasionally the thicker varieties were found passing into a solid state, and forming tabasheer.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 595, May 28, 1887 Various
hernesheir commented on the word tabasheer
Cf. phytolith.
December 23, 2011