Dictionary of Scientific TermsStrahan & Company, 1878 - 325 pages |
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... alumina . It is one of the principal constituents of Actinolite schist , a species of laminated or slaty rock . Actinom'eris ( Gr . a divided ray ) , an ornamental genus of plants ; order Compositæ . - Nuttall . Actinom'eter ( Gr . a ...
... alumina . It is one of the principal constituents of Actinolite schist , a species of laminated or slaty rock . Actinom'eris ( Gr . a divided ray ) , an ornamental genus of plants ; order Compositæ . - Nuttall . Actinom'eter ( Gr . a ...
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... alumina ; sp . gr . 3'1 . Allantoi'dia ( Gr . like a sausage ) , a ge- nus of ferns , of the order Polypodi- aceæ . Allan'tois ( Gr . ut supra ) , in compara- tive anatomy , a thin transparent membrane , situate between the am- nion and ...
... alumina ; sp . gr . 3'1 . Allantoi'dia ( Gr . like a sausage ) , a ge- nus of ferns , of the order Polypodi- aceæ . Allan'tois ( Gr . ut supra ) , in compara- tive anatomy , a thin transparent membrane , situate between the am- nion and ...
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... alumina , lime , oxide of iron , oxide of manganese , and car- bonate of lime . - Allochrous is an epithet applied to a mineral which has various colours . Allogo'nus ( Gr . a reciprocal angle ) , in mineralogy , a kernel - shaped ...
... alumina , lime , oxide of iron , oxide of manganese , and car- bonate of lime . - Allochrous is an epithet applied to a mineral which has various colours . Allogo'nus ( Gr . a reciprocal angle ) , in mineralogy , a kernel - shaped ...
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... alumina , or of potash . It occurs as an efflo- rescence in sulphureous shales , lavas , & c . , or as stalactites in delicate ca- pillary crystals . It consists of sul- phuric acid , alumina , potash , and water . In medicine , A ...
... alumina , or of potash . It occurs as an efflo- rescence in sulphureous shales , lavas , & c . , or as stalactites in delicate ca- pillary crystals . It consists of sul- phuric acid , alumina , potash , and water . In medicine , A ...
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... alumina , potash , and iron . Alu'ta ( Lat . ) , in mineralogy , a sort of leather stone , which is soft and pli- able , and not laminated . Alva - Mari'na ( Lat . a sea - weed ,, in com- merce , the scientific name for certain dried ...
... alumina , potash , and iron . Alu'ta ( Lat . ) , in mineralogy , a sort of leather stone , which is soft and pli- able , and not laminated . Alva - Mari'na ( Lat . a sea - weed ,, in com- merce , the scientific name for certain dried ...
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