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carroting
ˈcarroting, vbl. n. (See quot.)1880 Libr. Univ. Knowl. VII. 357 Furs intended for felting..are treated with a solution of nitrate of mercury, an operation called carroting or secretage. Oxford English Dictionary
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Felt
Carroting Invented in the mid 17th century and used until the mid-20th centuries, a process called "carroting" was used in the manufacture of good quality wikipedia.org
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carrot
▪ I. carrot, n. (ˈkærət) Forms: 6 caret, carete, carette, carot, carote, carotte, 6–7 carret, 7 carrat, carroote, 7– carrot. [a. F. carotte:—L. carōta; ad. Gr. καρωτόν ? f. κάρᾱ head, top. (Cf. κεϕαλωτόν, headed, said of plants, as garlic.)] 1. An umbelliferous plant (Daucus Carota) having a large, ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Mercury(II) nitrate
Mercuric nitrate was formerly used in carroting felt for hats. Health information Mercury compounds are highly toxic. wikipedia.org
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Erethism
During a process called carroting, in which furs from small animals such as rabbits, hares or beavers were separated from their skins and matted together account of the effects of chronic mercury poisoning among the workforce, coupled with an occupational description of the use of mercuric nitrate during carroting wikipedia.org
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Charles Darling Parks
An experimenter, Parks fostered the development of new fur-cutting processes and of a non-mercuric carroting solution that eliminated the risk of mercury wikipedia.org
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Mercury (element)
From the mid-18th to the mid-19th centuries, a process called "carroting" was used in the making of felt hats. Animal skins were rinsed in an orange solution (the term "carroting" arose from this color) of the mercury compound mercuric nitrate, Hg(NO3)2·2H2O. wikipedia.org
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Division of Industrial Hygiene
Also, a study of mercury poisoning in the felt hat industry led to its outlawing as a carroting agent and its substitution with a non-toxic substance. wikipedia.org
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