单词 | tenax |
释义 | tenax, a. and n.|ˈtɛnæks, ˈtiːnæks| [a. L. tenax tough: see tenacious.] †A. adj. Tough, tenacious. Obs. rare—1.
1605Timme Quersit. iii. 144 The substance of sulphur..is tenax & retentiue. B. n. A trade name of fine carded oakum used as a surgical dressing (Billings).
1889Athenæum 31 Aug. 283/1 She..made a pillow for the back out of a piece of pink cambric stuffed with tenax [at Ladysmith]. 1891Scenes Life Nurse 20 Some tenax (a kind of oakum) was lying with some other dressings on the side table. |

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