Dictionary of Scientific TermsStrahan & Company, 1878 - 325 pages |
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... formed by the com- bination of absinthic acid with a base . Absinthine ( Gr . disagreeable to the taste ) , the bitter principle of worm- wood . Absin'thites ( Lat . ) , a term applied to wines impregnated with wormwood . Absinthium ...
... formed by the com- bination of absinthic acid with a base . Absinthine ( Gr . disagreeable to the taste ) , the bitter principle of worm- wood . Absin'thites ( Lat . ) , a term applied to wines impregnated with wormwood . Absinthium ...
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... formed . In many places the alluvial forma- tions are of considerable thickness , and , in some instances , partially consolidated into rock . When the Boulder formation is present , the al- luvial beds overlie it ; the term is ...
... formed . In many places the alluvial forma- tions are of considerable thickness , and , in some instances , partially consolidated into rock . When the Boulder formation is present , the al- luvial beds overlie it ; the term is ...
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... formed in the large intestines by accumulation of fæces . Amalgam , or Amalgama ( Gr . a weld- ing together ) , the mixture of metals by amalgamation , particularly by the agency of mercury . Native amalgams in Sweden , Hungary , and ...
... formed in the large intestines by accumulation of fæces . Amalgam , or Amalgama ( Gr . a weld- ing together ) , the mixture of metals by amalgamation , particularly by the agency of mercury . Native amalgams in Sweden , Hungary , and ...
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... formed by the combination of am- brein with nitric acid . - Ambreate is a salt formed from the combination . Am'brein , in chemistry , the fatty matter of ambergris , changed by nitric acid into ambreic acid . Ambrosia'ces ( Gr ...
... formed by the combination of am- brein with nitric acid . - Ambreate is a salt formed from the combination . Am'brein , in chemistry , the fatty matter of ambergris , changed by nitric acid into ambreic acid . Ambrosia'ces ( Gr ...
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... formed by two curv- ed lines . - Obtuse angle , an angle greater than a right angle , or con- taining more than 90 degrees.— Oblique angles are either acute or obtuse , in opposition to right angles . -Spherical angles are formed by the ...
... formed by two curv- ed lines . - Obtuse angle , an angle greater than a right angle , or con- taining more than 90 degrees.— Oblique angles are either acute or obtuse , in opposition to right angles . -Spherical angles are formed by the ...
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