Bohea

Bohea

Bohea (Thea Bohea), Sorte chinesischer schwarzer Thee, s.d. Darin findet sich die Boheasäure, eine der Gallussäuren, von der Formel C14H6O18 HO; sie ist blaßgelb, riecht krystallinisch, zerfließlich, löst sich in Wasser u. Alkohol in jedem Verhältniß u. schmilzt beim Erwärmen zu einer rothen, harzähnlichen Masse; bei höherer Temperatur wird sie zersetzt; sie färbt die Eisenoxydsalze dunkel, ohne sie zu fällen; das Bleisalz ist eigelb.


Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.

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  • Bohea — (zh c|c=, a word derived from the Wuyi Mountains in northern Fujian, China), a kind ofblack tea, or, in the 18th and early 19th centuries, teagenerally, as in Pope s line, So past her time twixt readingand bohea. Later the name bohea has been… …   Wikipedia

  • Bohea — Bo*hea , n. [From Wu i, pronounced by the Chinese bu i, the name of the hills where this kind of tea is grown.] Bohea tea, an inferior kind of black tea. See under {Tea}. [1913 Webster] Note: The name was formerly applied to superior kinds of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bohea — Recorded in many forms including Bahaw, Baher, Biho, Bohea, Bohay, Bohee, Bohie, Bohey, and possibly others, this is probably an English surname. If so and inspite of the very varied spellings we believe that it is locational from some now lost… …   Surnames reference

  • bohea — noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Chinese (Fujian) Bú î, hills in China where it was grown Date: 1692 a black tea …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Bohea — /boh hee /, n. an inferior grade of black tea. [1695 1705; < dial. Chin (Fujian) Bu i, mountains on the border of Fujian and Jiangxi provinces, where the tea is grown] * * * …   Universalium

  • bohea — n. black Chinese tea of a low quality …   English contemporary dictionary

  • bohea — [bəʊ hi:] noun a low quality black China tea from the last crop of the season. Origin C18: named after the Bu yi (Wuyi) hills in China …   English new terms dictionary

  • bohea — bo·hea …   English syllables

  • bohea — /boʊˈhi/ (say boh hee) noun 1. a type of black tea, regarded as fine quality. 2. a cheap tea made from leaves grown late in the season. {Fujian Chinese Bu i, name of mountains on the border of Fujian and Jiangxi provinces where the tea is grown} …  

  • bohea —   n. cheapest black tea …   Dictionary of difficult words

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