Definition of Ambroid

1. a synthetic amber [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ambroid

amboyna pine
amboyna wood
amboynas
ambragresia
ambre-gris
ambreate
ambreates
ambreic
ambreic acid
ambrein
ambrette
ambrettes
ambries
ambrisentan
ambrite
ambroid (current term)
ambroids
ambrosia
ambrosiac
ambrosial
ambrosially
ambrosian
ambrosias
ambrosin
ambrosins
ambrotype
ambrotypes
ambroxol
ambry
ambs

Literary usage of Ambroid

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Stone; an Illustrated Magazine (1899)
"The inferior amber is transformed into ambroid. The pieces are washed and dried, coated superficially with some •chemical, and heated up to 250' Cent, ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"Small fragments, formerly thrown away or used only for varnish, are now utilized on a large scale in the formation of " ambroid " or " pressed amber. ..."

3. Zeitschrift für praktische Geologie, mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der by Max Krahmann (1901)
"Man soll hierbei nicht nur die kleinen Stücke wie bisher verwenden, sondern auch die Brocken und ") ambroid. United States Geological Survey. XX. Part VI. ..."

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