Lustra [noun]
Definition of Lustra:
five of something
Synonyms of Lustra:
● Lustrum
● Cinque
● Pentacle
● Pentagon
● Limerick
● Pentad
● Quincunx
Opposite/Antonyms of Lustra:
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Sentence/Example of Lustra:
Thus passed away two lustra of her life, and as yet my daughter remained nameless upon the earth.
Lustra-cellulose prepared by spinning a solution of cellulose in concentrated chloride of zinc.
Concentrated nitric acid attacks the natural silks powerfully in the cold; the lustra-celluloses dissolve on heating.
The China silk was dissolved by this reagent; Tussah silk and the lustra-celluloses entirely resisted its action.
Millon's reagent, at the boiling solution, colours the natural silks violet: the lustra-celluloses give no reaction.
Industrial applications of the lustra-celluloses are briefly noticed in the concluding section of the book.
The authors enter a protest against the term 'artificial silk' as applied to these products, and suggest 'lustra-cellulose.'
Fehling's solution is a solvent of the natural silks, but is without action on the lustra-celluloses.
CrO3—solution dissolves both the natural silks and the lustra-celluloses at the boiling temperature of the solution.
"Cathay" and "Lustra" were followed by the translations of Noh plays.