Términos

Tile architectural ornaments that anchor the end of a roof ridge.

Tile architectural ornaments that anchor the ends of a roof ridges. A development of the chiwei form, the chiwen takes the form of a dragon head with the body of a fish. The mouth of the dragon appears to swallow the ridge, providing additional stability and support for the roof structure.

A class of compounds containing nitrogen and chlorine. Two types of chloramine have been used in the past as a bleach for paper. Chloramine-B, introduced in 1937, was eventually replaced by the more easily controllable chloramine-T which itself proved problematic: it reacts with aluminum and other metals precipitating residues that are hard to remove. Chloramine-T is now used as a disinfectant, antiseptic, and biocide. In conservation it is used for removing fungal stains from stone and in bleaching treatments of aged paper.

A chemical compound containing chlorine and another element; a salt of hydrochloric acid.

Genus of African trees.

Genus containing one extant species of hardwood tree native to southern India and Sri Lanka.

Species of hardwood tree native to southern India and Sri Lanka. Sole species in genus Chloroxylon.

In Japanese printing, format having dimensions ca. 52 x 18 cm.

Término genérico para idiófonos de origen brasilero de tipo sonajero que se ejecutan con sacudidas y golpes. 

Distinctive Mapuche ceramic jars having a handle.

Small family of Native American languages in Colombia and Panama.

General name for confectionery or beverages derived from cocoa, an extract of the beans of the cocoa tree, Theobroma cacao.

Contenedor con tapadera y pico para preparar y servir chocolate caliente, a menudo similares en su forma a las cafeteras pero invariablemente con una provisión para insertar un molinillo y a menudo con un asa ubicada en ángulo recto con el pico.