DEGRAS
\dɪɡɹˈaz], \dɪɡɹˈaz], \d_ɪ_ɡ_ɹ_ˈa_z]\
Definitions of DEGRAS
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Alt. of Degras
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A semisolid emulsion produced by the treatment of certain skins with oxidized fish oil, which extracts their soluble albuminoids. It was formerly solely a by-product of chamois leather manufacture, but is now made for its own sake, being valuable as a dressing for hides.
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Alt. of Degras
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A semisolid emulsion produced by the treatment of certain skins with oxidized fish oil, which extracts their soluble albuminoids. It was formerly solely a by-product of chamois leather manufacture, but is now made for its own sake, being valuable as a dressing for hides.
By Noah Webster.
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