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ox gall [2 records]

Record 1 2018-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
DEF

A liquid thinning agent ... added to marbling inks to prevent different colors from mixing together, to make the inks less dense and therefore lighter, and to help the inks spread more evenly by reducing the surface tension of the size.

CONT

Occasionally oxgall (a wetting agent) is added to water color to aid the even dispersion of pigment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
DEF

Substance animale qui empêche les couleurs de se mélanger.

CONT

Les adjuvants typiques de l'aquarelle, uniquement employés lors de la préparation de la pâte, sont le miel, le sucre, le fiel de bœuf (agent facilitant le mouillage du pigment et l'adhérence à certains supports lisses) [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

The fresh bile of the ox, a brownish green to dark green viscous fluid; the extract is used as a choloretic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicamentos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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