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rhusma

rhusma noun: a mixture of caustic lime and orpiment, or tersulphide of arsenic, used in the depilation of hides.

Noun

rhusma (usually uncountable, plural rhusmas)

  1. (usually) A mixture of caustic lime and orpiment, or tersulphide of arsenic, used in the depilation of hides.

Forms of rhusma

pluralrhusmas

Origin of rhusma

See rusma.

Questions about rhusma

What does rhusma mean?
Rhusma means a mixture of caustic lime and orpiment, or tersulphide of arsenic, used in the depilation of hides.
What part of speech is rhusma?
Rhusma is a noun.
What is the plural of rhusma?
The plural of rhusma is rhusmas.

Words near rhusma in the dictionary

  1. rhupus
  2. RHUs
  3. rhus juice
  4. rhusflavanone
  5. rhusflavone
  6. rhusma
  7. rhusmas
  8. Rhyacian
  9. rhyacichthyid
  10. rhyacichthyids
  11. rhyacolite

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