nyuuzyou/wikis huggingface dataset:
Tanglelaced fabric

== Description ==
A nonwoven fabric prepared as a flattened mat of fibers. The fibers are formed into an entangled mass using jets of water or air. No binder or stitches are required to hold the fibers together.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
spunlaced; hydroentangled; jetlaced; nonwoven fabric
==Resources and Citations==
* Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990
* Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996
Category:Materials database
Tanguis cotton

== Description ==
A type of coarse cotton fiber obtained from Gossypium barbadense plants cultivated in Peru. Tanguis cotton fibers are long with numerous folds and bends. The rough, crinkly fibers are used in English fabrics.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
Peruvian cotton; Gossypium barbadense
== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
Fiber length = 2.5-3.8 cm (1.0-1.5 inches)
==Resources and Citations==
* G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 245
* Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996
Category:Materials database
Tanigan

== Description ==
[Bayer Chemicals] A brandname for a synthetic tannin (syntan) produced in Germany. Tanigan is made from waste paper pulp mixed with formaldehyde and diphenyl methane (Brady 1971).
==Resources and Citations==
* G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 789
* BSG Leather Link at www.leatherlink.net
Category:Materials database
Tannin

== Description ==
Any of several compounds used for dyeing cloth and tanning leather. Tannins are usually a catechol, pyrogallol, phenolic, or aldehyde type compounds. Natural tannins are found in many plants and are usually concentrated in bark and damaged tissues such as galls and wounds. Tannins reacts with proteins (Skin, albumin, gelatin, etc.) to form insoluble products that are resistant to degradation. Skin treated with tannins is called leather. Tannins have been used for several thousand years, especially in China. Examples of natural tannins are tannic acid, myrobalans, and quebracho. Examples of synthetic tannins are formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, and glycolic acid.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
Tannine (Deut., Ned.); tanin (Fr.); tannin (Sven.)
[[[SliderGallery rightalign|aaiTANNIN.jpg~FTIR]]]
== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
* Soluble in water or ethanol
* Insoluble in ether, chloroform, carbon disulfide, benzene
* Precipitates gelatin.
== Resources and Citations ==
* Ann Hagerman, Tannin Handbook, at Website (provides extensive information on tannin chemistry and analysis)
* G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 796
* Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
* John and Margaret Cannon, Dye Plants and Dyeing, Herbert Press, London, 1994
* Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
* The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
* Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "tannin" [Accessed 28 Sept. 2005].
* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tannin (Accessed Sept. 28, 2005)
Category:Materials database
Tantalum

== Description ==
A bluish-gray metallic element. Tantalum was recognized as an element by Anders Ekeberg, a Swedish chemist, in 1802 but not isolated as a pure metal until 1907 by von Bolton. It occurs in nature with niobium in minerals such as columbite, tantalite, and microlite and is mined primarily in western Australia, Manitoba and South Dakota. Tantalum is a hard, ductile metal that can be drawn into thin wires. Tantalum is used to make lightbulb filaments, electronic capacitors, pen nibs, surgical instruments, sutures and pins in broken bones. Tantalum oxide is used to make a high quality glass for telescope and camera lenses.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
Ta; Tantaal (Ned.); tantale (Fr.); Tantal (Deut., Sven., Pol.); tantalio (It.); Tântalo (Port.); tántalo (Esp.)
== Risks ==
* Dust or powder may be flammable. 
* Toxic by inhalation.
* Rembar: SDS
== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
Resistant to acids, ammonium hydroxide, sea water, chloride salts and sulfurous atmospheres.
Composition 	Ta (atomic no. 73)
CAS 	7440-25-7
Mohs Hardness 	6.5
Melting Point 	2996 C
Density 	14.5-16.6 g/ml
Molecular Weight	atomic wt = 180.9479
Refractive Index	2.05
Boiling Point 	5425-5427 C
==Resources and Citations==
* Web Elements: Website - states discovered by Ekeberg in 1802 and von Bolton first purified tantalum in 1907
* G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 798
* Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976 Comment: pure form of tantalum made by Berzelius in 1820
* The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 9223; discovered by Ekeberg in 1802 and first purified by Bolton
* Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "tantalum" [Accessed 28 Sept. 2005].
* Chemical & Engineering News, American Chemical Society, Washington DC, 81 (36) , Sept. 8, 2003 Comment: Richard Schrock, p. 140: discovered in 1802 by Swedish chemist Anders Gustav Ekeberg
* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantalum (Accessed Sept. 28, 2005)
* Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
* Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
* The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
Category:Materials database
Tanzanite

== Description ==
A pale-color transparent mineral that has been used as a gemstone. Tanzanite is a variety of zoisite composed of calcium aluminum silicate. Blue gem-quality stones were discovered in Tanzania in 1967. Tanzanite may be colorless, yellow-green, brown or bluish purple and refract flashes of blue, magenta and yellow. Most crystals are greenish gray and contain traces of vanadium. These stones are commonly heat treated (600-700C) to produce a strong sapphire blue color gem.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
zoisite; sorosilicate; Tansanit (Deut.); tanzanita (Esp.); tanzanite (Fr.)
==Physical and Chemical Properties==
* Orthorhombic crystal system with prismatic crystals, massive to columnar
* Luster = vitreous to pearly
* Cleavage = perfect in one direction
* Fracture = uneven to conchoidal
* Streak = white to colorless
* Mohs Hardness = 6.0 - 6.5
* Density = 3.2-3.4 g/ml
* Refractive index = 1.691-1.700
* Birefringence = 0.008 - 0.013
* Pleochroism = Strong; dichroism or trichroism, usually blue, purplish red and greenish yellow
* Fluorescence = inert
== Comparisons ==
==Resources and Citations==
* Gem Identification Lab Manual, Gemological Institute of America, 2016.
* Mineralogy Database: Zoisite
* R.F.Symmes, T.T.Harding, Paul Taylor, Rocks, Fossils and Gems, DK Publishing, Inc., New York City, 1997
* Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "tanzanite" [Accessed 28 Sept. 2005].
* C.W.Chesterman, K.E.Lowe, Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1979
* Wikipedia: Tanzanite (Accessed Sept. 28, 2005 and Dec 2022)
* Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
* The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
Category:Materials database
Tap water

== Description ==
Clean, filtered water piped directly to homes and businesses via a public utility system. Tap water is safe to drink in most developed nations. The same water is also used for flushing toilets, bathing, and washing dishes and clothes. In general, tap water is obtained from a fresh water source, then it is processed with filtering to remove sediment, and chlorination to kill bacteria. In some towns, the water is also fluoridated. In the U.S., the public drinking water standards are set by the Safe Drinking Water Act.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
drining water; potable water; Trinkwasser (Deut.); eau potable (Fr.); drinkwater (Ned.);
==Resources and Citations==
* Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "drinking water quality" [Accessed 28 Sept. 2005].
* Websitet: www.hants.org.uk/museums/ofr/cmeth_t.html
* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tap_water (Accessed Sept. 28, 2005)
Category:Materials database
Tapa

== Description ==
A thin, paper-like cloth made from the bark of the breadfruit (Artocarpus communis ) or the paper mulberry tree (Broussonetia papyrifera ) on the islands of the South Pacific. Stalks from the tree are cut and stripped of their outer bark, then the white inner bark is softened in water and pounded to a flat, thin sheet. Tapa is used for clothing, wall coverings, lamp shades, paper, and painting.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
bark cloth; tapa cloth; kapa cloth (Hawaii); hale kua; ngatu (Tonga); siapo (Samoa); masi (Fiji);
== Resources and Citations ==
* Bishop Museum: Care of Tapa° R. Neich, M. Pendergrast, Traditional Tapa Textiles of the Pacific, Thames and Hudson, 1997.
* Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986
* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
* Silvie Turner, Which Paper?, Design Press, New York, 1991
* Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "bark painting" [Accessed 28 Sept. 2005].
* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapa_cloth (Accessed Sept. 28, 2005)
* Book and Paper Group, Paper Conservation Catalog, AIC, 1984, 1989
* Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
* The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
* G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 580
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
Category:Materials database
Tape

== Description ==
A long, narrow piece of one or more materials, such as fabric, plastic, metal or paper. Tapes are often used as fasteners and may have an adhesive on one side. See magnetic tape, adhesive tape, and pressure sensitive tape.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
ruban (Fr.); cinta (Esp.)
==Resources and Citations==
* R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
* Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
* Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990
* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
* Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
* The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tape (Accessed Sept. 28, 2005)
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
Category:Materials database
Tape lace

== Description ==
A straight tape which is bent into the shape required and sewn into position. Various needle lace fillings may be used to fill the gaps. This type of lace is also known as mixed tape lace, or mixed lace, as it uses more than one technique: one in making the tape, and a different technique for the fillings and joins.
This should be distinguished from bobbin tape lace, which is a type of bobbin lace where the tape and the rest of the lace is made at the same time using bobbins, so only one technique is used.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
Battenburg lace; renaissance lace; mixed lace; mixed tape lace; tape guipure
==Resources and Citations==
* Wikipedia: Tape Lace Accessed Sept. 2022.
* Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Tape Lace." Accessed 2 Aug. 2004.
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000 Comment: Battenburg lace
Category:Materials database
Tapestry

== Description ==
A decorative image hand-woven as a fabric. Tapestry panels were made as early as the 3rd century BCE. 
See attached images.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
wandtapijt (Ned.); tapiz (Esp.)
==Resources and Citations==
* Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985
* Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "tapestry" [Accessed 28 Sept. 2005].
* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapestry (Accessed Sept. 28, 2005)
Category:Materials database
Tapeten Reiniger eraser

== Description ==
[AKA Chemie Wishab, Germany] A brand name for a factice eraser. Tapeten Reiniger erasers are composed of vulcanized rubber and/or vegetable oil mixed with chalk. The Tapeten Reiniger erasers leave copious small crumbs that darken to a deep orange color on aging (Estabrook, 1989). Surface pH measurement of the Tapeten Reiniger erasers gave a neutral value of 6.97 (Estabrook, 1989).
== Risks ==
Residual sulfur and/or chloride may be present from vulcanization
== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
Insoluble in most solvents.
==Resources and Citations==
* E. Estabrook "Considerations of the Effect of Erasers on Cotton Fabric" JAIC 28:79-96, 1989. Link 
* E. J. Pearlstein, D. Cabelli, A. King, & N. Indictor :Effects of Eraser Treatment on Paper" JAIC 22(1):1-12, 1982. Link
Category:Materials database
Tapioca starch

== Description ==
A beady starch obtained from the tuberous roots of the cassava plant, Manihot esculenta and Manihot duleis, native to tropical America. The roots are leached then dried and ground. Cassava, or tapioca, starch has irregularly shaped kernels. It is composed of 20% amylose. Tapioca starch is the predominant starch used in Latin America. When heated with water, tapioca forms a thick stringy solution that gets thinner with heating time. It thickens only slightly on cooling to forms a translucent gel. Tapioca is used for laundry starch, cooking, and as an adhesive for stamps, envelopes, labels, and plywood.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
Manihot esculenta; Manihot duleis; Tapioka (Deut.); almidón de tapioca (Esp.); amidon de tapioca (Fr.); amido di tapioca (It); cassava; manioc; Brazilian arrowroot 
== Risks ==
* Susceptible to biodeterioration. 
* Dried films become brittle with age.
== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
* Small, oval granules with centrally located dark mark (hilum). 
* Granule size = 5 - 35 micrometers. 
* Gelatinization temperature = 49 - 70 C 
* Reacts with a iodine/potassium iodide solution to give a positive purple color
==Resources and Citations==
* G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 766
* Reed Kay, The Painter's Guide To Studio Methods and Materials, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1983
* Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
* Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985
* Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "tapioca" [Accessed 28 Sept. 2005].
* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapioca (Accessed Sept. 28, 2005)
* Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
* The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
Category:Materials database
Tar

== Description ==
A viscous, black oily liquid obtained from the distillation of peat, wood, or coal. Tar has been used as a caulk on wooden sailing ships, a waterproofing agent for roofing papers, a sealant for asphalt roads, a preservative for outdoor wood and an insecticide. It is also used in some disinfectant soaps. Some tars, such as those obtained from pine or beech wood, have been mixed with linseed oil to form a dark brown glaze (White, 1986).
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
creosote; alquitrán (Esp.); goudron (Fr.); tjære (Dan.); Teer (Deut., Ned.); tjära (Sven.); alcatrão (Port.) 
Examples include: coal tar; mineral tar; pine tar; wood tar; birch bark tar
== Risks ==
* Toxic by ingestion and inhalation. 
* Skin contact may cause irritation. 
* Combustible.
* Himco: SDS
== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
* Soluble in ether, chloroform, ethanol, carbon disulfide.
* Density= 1.02 g/ml
== Resources and Citations ==
* R.White "Brown and Black Organic Glazes, Pigments and Paints" National Gallery Technical Bulletin, 10:58-71, 1986.
* G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 800
* Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
* John S. Mills, Raymond White, The Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects, Butterworth Heineman, London, 2nd ed., 1994
* Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "coal tar" [Accessed 28 Sept. 2005].
* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar (Accessed Sept. 28, 2005)
* CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980 Comment: density=1.02
* Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
* Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
* The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
Category:Materials database
Tar board

== Description ==
A dense, strong millboard formerly made from old tarred rope or sailcloth (Roberts and Etherington 1982). Tar boards were used for some book covers,
==Resources and Citations===
* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
Category:Materials database
Tar paper

== Description ==
A heavy, waterproof paper coated or infiltrated tar or asphalt. Tar paper is used in roof construction, typically as a protective moisture barrier between the wood support and the upper shingle layer.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
tarpaper; tarred paper; bituminous paper; papier bitumé (Fr.); roofing felt; building paper;
==Resources and Citations==
* Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
* The Dictionary of Paper, American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980
* Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them, American Book Company, New York City, 1937
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
Category:Materials database
Tara

== Description ==
The tannin-rich pods from the Caesalpinia spinosa tree native to the South America. The 3-inch long tara pods contain a high percentage (about 32-55%) of water-soluble, pyrogallol tannin. It produces a light colored leather that is plump and soft. Tara is also used as a substitute for sumac. It is also similar to divi-divi, and algarobilla.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
cevalina; Bogota divi-divi
== Resources and Citations ==
* G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 272
* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
Category:Materials database
Tarlatan

== Description ==
A starched, plain-weave, open-mesh fabric, usually made from cotton. Tarlatan fabrics are used for stiffening garment sections, and lining spines of books. Additionally, a carefully folded tarlatan sheet is used to remove excess ink from the surface of an intaglio plate or lithography stone prior to printing.
==Synonyms and Related Terms==
super; mull; crash; tarlatane; gauze; interfacing
== Resources and Citations ==
* Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "printmaking" [Accessed 28 Sept. 2005].
* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarlatan (Accessed Sept. 28, 2005)
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
Category:Materials database
Tarmac

== Description ==
Originally a mixture of slag, tar, asphalt, and other materials used in construction of road beds, parking lots, and runways. Tarmac was invented by E. Purnell Hooley in 1901 when he saw a barrel of tar spill on a macadam roadway. He patented the idea and began selling the product as Tar Macadam. The term 'tarmac' is now commonly used for all asphalt-type roadways.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
Tar Macadam
==Resources and Citations==
* G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971
* Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarmac (Accessed Sept. 28, 2005)
Category:Materials database
Tarnish

== Description ==
A discoloration or dulling of a metal surface due oxidation or other chemical reactions. Atmospheric pollutants, such as sulfur oxides, react with silver to form a black silver sulfide tarnish. Addition of indium to the silver alloy will increase its tarnish resistance (Lewis 1993). Copper, brass, and aluminum are also susceptible to tarnishing.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
silver tarnish
== Additional Images ==
File:1999.256.1_tnsh.pot.jpg|Tarnish on silver pitcher
File:1999.256.1_tnish.det.jpg|Tarnish on bottom of silver tray
File:1999.256.1_tnsh.tray.jpg|Tarnish on silver tray
==Resources and Citations==
* Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
* Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
* AMOL reCollections Glossary -http://amol.org.au/recollections/7/c/htm
Category:Materials database
Taro flour

== Description ==
A white, edible powder made from the crushed root of the Colocasia esculenta plant that is native to Asia and the Pacific Islands. Taro flour is used to make a starchy paste called poi. The starchy mixture has also been used as an adhesive.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
Colocasia esculenta; harina de taro (Esp.); cocoyam; dasheen; eddo; juau; poi
== Risks ==
Raw taro roots and leaves are poisonous; they must be cooked prior to eating.
==Resources and Citations==
* G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 633
* Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
* The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
* Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "taro" E [Accessed 28 Sept. 2005].
* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taro (Accessed Sept. 28, 2005)
Category:Materials database