PHLORONE

Phlo"rone, n. Etym: [Phlorol + quinone.] (Chem.)

Definition: A yellow crystalline substance having a peculiar unpleasant odor, resembling the quinones, and obtained from beechwood tar and coal tar, as also by the oxidation of xylidine; -- called also xyloquinone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNDERLAY

(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”


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