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emery: see corundum corundum (kərŭn`dəm), mineral, aluminum oxide, Al2O3. ..... Click the link for more information. . emeryGranular rock consisting of a mixture of the mineral corundum (aluminum oxide, Al2O3) and iron oxides such as magnetite (Fe3O4) or hematite (Fe2O3). It is a dark, dense substance that looks much like iron ore. Turkey is the world's major producer. Long used as an abrasive or polishing material, particularly in sandpapers, it has largely been replaced by synthetic materials such as alumina. Its largest application now is as a nonskid material in floors, stair treads, and pavements. emery a. a hard greyish-black mineral consisting of corundum with either magnetite or haematite: used as an abrasive and polishing agent, esp as a coating on paper, cloth, etc. Formula: Al2O3 b. (as modifier): emery paper emery [′em·ə·rē] (materials) An abrasive which is composed of pulverized, impure corundum; used in polishing and grinding. (mineralogy) A fine, granular, gray-black, impure variety of corundum containing iron oxides, either hematite or magnetite; occurs as masses in limestone and as segregations in igneous rock. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This was the same Emery who became eventually superintendent of finance. "Yes, I do, for he has got a raging headache, and his eyes are as red as as this emery bag," answered Rose, solemnly plunging her needle into a fat flannel strawberry. Sometimes, however, as in the affair of the assassins of Petit-Jean, the headsman of Paris, and in that of Emery Rousseau, the murderer of Jean Valleret, justice overleaped the church and passed on to the execution of its sentences; but unless by virtue of a decree of Parliament, woe to him who violated a place of asylum with armed force |
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