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Definition of bolognian in English English dictionary
- of, or relating to Bologna in Italy; bolognese
- Bolognese
- Bolognian phosphorus
- A poorly-characterized phosphorescent substance obtained by heating barium sulfate
and the Bolognian phosphorus, discovered by Vincenzo Cascariolo, a shoemaker of Bologna, is made by reducing compact sulphate of baryta to a fine powder, which is formed into cakes with mucilage, and these are heated to redness.