Ethiops /(?)/
E·thi·ops
Ethiops
n.
- A black substance; -- formerly applied to various preparations of a black or very dark color. (Old Chem.) [Obs.]
Phrases & Compounds
- Ethiops martial
- black oxide of iron.
- Ethiops mineral
- black sulphide of mercury, obtained by triturating mercury with sulphur.
- Ethiops per se
- mercury in finely divided state, having the appearance of a dark powder, obtained by shaking it up or by exposure to the air.