Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Glass-gall or sandiver, a scum which rises upon melted glass in the furnace.
  • noun The salt which collects on the walls of vaults; saltpeter.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Native carbonate of soda; natron.
  • noun Glass gall or sandiver.
  • noun Saltpeter.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete native carbonate of soda; natron
  • noun obsolete sandiver
  • noun obsolete saltpetre

Etymologies

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Ancient Greek

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