eureka

/jʊˈɹiː.kə/ noun C2

Synonym of constantan (“copper-nickel alloy”). (uncountable)

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From the library

Old Anthony Rockwall, retired manufacturer and proprietor of Rockwall’s Eureka Soap, looked out the library window of his Fifth Avenue mansion and grinned.

Six stories from The Four Million, p. 8 · C1

Now I use the old Eureka—not only for sentiment, but it’s the purest soap made.

Six stories from The Four Million, p. 9 · C1

You’ve got no Eureka soap on ’em.

Six stories from The Four Million, p. 10 · C1

Other matches

eureka An exclamation indicating a sudden discovery. C1

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