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Word: chloric (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Because the Institute needs more money, a Dr. Stehlik, Moravian paleontologist, plans to go into the mammoth business, utilizing Czechoslovakia's especially rich deposits. Before the Institute scientists can fill an order, they must dig up their mammoth, clean the bones thoroughly, wash them in a solution of chloric acid and water. When the bones are dry, they must treat them with glue, coat them with shellac. The price of a complete mammoth is $30,000 f. o. b. Czechoslovakia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Diggers | 9/8/1930 | See Source »

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