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Definition of hardness
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Hardness
(n.) The
peculiar
quality
exhibited
by water which has
mineral
salts
dissolved
in it. Such water forms an
insoluble
compound
with soap, and is hence unfit for
washing
purposes..
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Stearolic
::
Stearin
(n.) One of the
constituents
of
animal
fats and also of some
vegetable
fats, as the
butter
of
cacao.
It is
especially
characterized
by its
solidity,
so that when
present
in
considerable
quantity
it
materially
increases
the
hardness,
or
raises
the
melting
point,
of the fat, as in
mutton
tallow.
Chemically,
it is a
compound
of
glyceryl
with three
molecules
of
stearic
acid, and hence is
technically
called
tristearin,
or
glyceryl
tristearate..
Stone
::
Stone (n.) Fig.:
Symbol
of
hardness
and
insensibility;
torpidness;
insensibility;
as, a heart of
stone..
Petrify
::
Petrify
(v. i.) To
become
stone,
or of a stony
hardness,
as
organic
matter
by
calcareous
deposits..
Opal
::
Opal (n.) A
mineral
consisting,
like
quartz,
of
silica,
but
inferior
to
quartz
in
hardness
and
specific
gravity..
Proof
::
Proof (n.) The
quality
or state of
having
been
proved
or
tried;
firmness
or
hardness
that
resists
impression,
or does not yield to
force;
impenetrability
of
physical
bodies..
Occidental
::
Occidental
(a.)
Possessing
inferior
hardness,
brilliancy,
or
beauty;
-- used of
inferior
precious
stones
and gems,
because
those found in the
Orient
are
generally
superior..
Beryl
::
Beryl (n.) A
mineral
of great
hardness,
and, when
transparent,
of much
beauty.
It
occurs
in
hexagonal
prisms,
commonly
of a green or
bluish
green
color,
but also
yellow,
pink, and
white.
It is a
silicate
of
aluminium
and
glucinum
(beryllium).
The
aquamarine
is a
transparent,
sea-green
variety
used as a gem. The
emerald
is
another
variety
highly
prized
in
jewelry,
and
distinguished
by its deep
color,
which is
probably
due to the
presence
of a
little
oxide of
chromium..
Tungsten
::
Tungsten
(n.) A rare
element
of the
chromium
group found in
certain
minerals,
as
wolfram
and
scheelite,
and
isolated
as a heavy
steel-gray
metal which is very hard and
infusible.
It has both acid and basic
properties.
When
alloyed
in small
quantities
with
steel,
it
greatly
increases
its
hardness.
Symbol
W
(Wolframium).
Atomic
weight,
183.6.
Specific
gravity,
18..
Petrifaction
::
Petrifaction
(n.) The
process
of
petrifying,
or
changing
into
stone;
conversion
of any
organic
matter
(animal
or
vegetable)
into
stone,
or a
substance
of stony
hardness..
Mollify
::
Mollify
(v. t.) To
soften;
to make
tender;
to
reduce
the
hardness,
harshness,
or
asperity
of; to
qualify;
as, to
mollify
the
ground..
Softness
::
Softness
(n.) The
quality
or state of being soft; --
opposed
to
hardness,
and used in the
various
specific
senses
of the
adjective..
Induration
::
Induration
(n.)
Hardness
of
character,
manner,
sensibility,
etc.;
obduracy;
stiffness;
want of
pliancy
or
feeling..
Vulcanization
::
Vulcanization
(n.) The act or
process
of
imparting
to
caoutchouc,
gutta-percha,
or the like,
greater
elasticity,
durability,
or
hardness
by
heating
with
sulphur
under
pressure..
Sclerometer
::
Sclerometer
(n.) An
instrument
for
determining
with
accuracy
the
degree
of
hardness
of a
mineral.
Iridosmium
::
Iridosmium
(n.) The
native
compound
of
iridium
and
osmium.
It is found in
flattened
metallic
grains
of
extreme
hardness,
and is often used for
pointing
gold
pens..
Adamantine
::
Adamantine
(a.) Like the
diamond
in
hardness
or
luster.
Flintiness
::
Flintiness
(n.) The state or
quality
of being
flinty;
hardness;
cruelty.
Diamond
::
Diamond
(n.) A
precious
stone or gem
excelling
in
brilliancy
and
beautiful
play of
prismatic
colors,
and
remarkable
for
extreme
hardness..
Crustiness
::
Crustiness
(n.) The state or
quality
of
having
crust or being like
crust;
hardness.
Garnet
::
Garnet
(n.) A
mineral
having
many
varieties
differing
in color and in their
constituents,
but with the same
crystallization
(isometric),
and
conforming
to the same
general
chemical
formula.
The
commonest
color is red, the
luster
is
vitreous,
and the
hardness
greater
than that of
quartz.
The
dodecahedron
and
trapezohedron
are the
common
forms..
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