Dictionary of Scientific TermsStrahan & Company, 1878 - 325 pages |
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... bodies being obtained from mines . This science , till lately , was without order or connection ; but Werner has ... body of the Dictionary , the following are the principal : - Agate . Amethyst . Corundum . Crystal Quartz , or ...
... bodies being obtained from mines . This science , till lately , was without order or connection ; but Werner has ... body of the Dictionary , the following are the principal : - Agate . Amethyst . Corundum . Crystal Quartz , or ...
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... body of this Dictionary , Natural History has for its object the study of the various forms of bodies existing upon or under the surface of the earth : it examines the structure of such things as contain any trace of organization ...
... body of this Dictionary , Natural History has for its object the study of the various forms of bodies existing upon or under the surface of the earth : it examines the structure of such things as contain any trace of organization ...
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... body . Acnes'tis ( Gr . that cannot be rubbed ) , in quadrupeds , that part of the spine between the shoulder - blades which the animal cannot reach . Acni'da ( Gr . nettle - like , in appearance but without its sting ) , in botany , a ...
... body . Acnes'tis ( Gr . that cannot be rubbed ) , in quadrupeds , that part of the spine between the shoulder - blades which the animal cannot reach . Acni'da ( Gr . nettle - like , in appearance but without its sting ) , in botany , a ...
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... bodies . Alepidote , a term applied to any fish not covered with scales . Alepisan'tus ( Gr . a scaleless ... body , but none on the head . Alethop'teris , a genus of fossil plants , of which various species have been found in ...
... bodies . Alepidote , a term applied to any fish not covered with scales . Alepisan'tus ( Gr . a scaleless ... body , but none on the head . Alethop'teris , a genus of fossil plants , of which various species have been found in ...
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... body of an insect , with which the legs are connected . Al'kali ( Egyp . kali , a marine plant , the glass - wort ) ... bodies possess- ing similar chemical properties . It is the property of the alkalies to change vegetable blues to ...
... body of an insect , with which the legs are connected . Al'kali ( Egyp . kali , a marine plant , the glass - wort ) ... bodies possess- ing similar chemical properties . It is the property of the alkalies to change vegetable blues to ...
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acid alumina anatomy angle animal antimony architecture astronomy atom atomic weight birds body bones botany called carbon carbonic acid chemistry circle cloth gilt extra coleopterous insects colour composed compound conchology consisting of silica containing copper Crown 8vo crystals disease earth entomology epithet applied exogenous plants fishes flowers fluid formed fortification fossil genera genus genus of plants geology geometry heraldry hydrogen ichthyology inflammation insects instrument Ital lime lithos a stone logy magnesia malacology manganese medicine membrane ment metal metron metron a measure military science mineral mineralogy Mollusca muscles nerves obtained optics order of exogenous organs ornithology oxide oxide of iron oxygen pathology physiology potash prefix produced resin rocks salt shells shrubs silica sisting Small 8vo species stamens sub-family substance sulphur surface surgery tained term applied tion tree tribe type and genus variety vegetable zoology