EMERY

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1892 · p. 32

n. Eam'u5r-ia. Gr., erupts. o>vpi. Fr., emeri, enierie. Ger., Smirgel, Schmergel. It., smeriylio. Sp., esmeril. A native compound of alumina and iron oxide, of a dark-gray color; used in the form of powder to polish stones, metals, and crystals. [A, 301 (a, 21).] [s. 688]