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  • n  an artisan who beats gold into gold leaf

  • A new transmitter was made in which a diaphragm of goldbeater's skin was attached to a wire which in turn was dipped in dilute sulphuric acid.
  • The gelatin-latex treated cotton fabric, developed by Goodyear-Zeppelin for gas cells to take the place of goldbeater's skin (intestine of cattle) heretofore used in dirigibles.

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