Dictionary of Scientific TermsStrahan & Company, 1878 - 325 pages |
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... magnesia , lime , and 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 ...
... magnesia , lime , and 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 ...
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... magnesia , lime , and alumina . -Amianthoide ( Gr . like the amian- thus ) , a mineral of an olive - green colour and silky lustre , which occurs in long capillary filaments ; its com- ponent parts are silica , oxide of iron , lime ...
... magnesia , lime , and alumina . -Amianthoide ( Gr . like the amian- thus ) , a mineral of an olive - green colour and silky lustre , which occurs in long capillary filaments ; its com- ponent parts are silica , oxide of iron , lime ...
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... magnesia , lime , and oxide of manganese ; sp . gr . 3 . Anthophyllum ( Gr . a flower leaf ) , in zoology , the name of a lamelliferous coral , of a conical shape , found in the Paleozoic formation . Anthospermum ( Gr . a flower seed ) ...
... magnesia , lime , and oxide of manganese ; sp . gr . 3 . Anthophyllum ( Gr . a flower leaf ) , in zoology , the name of a lamelliferous coral , of a conical shape , found in the Paleozoic formation . Anthospermum ( Gr . a flower seed ) ...
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... is the genus or type . Aphrodite ( Gr . ) , a silicate of magnesia . Aphtha ( Gr . inflammation ) , in patho- logy , a disease ( the thrush ) , in which small white ulcers appear upon the gums , tongue , lips , and palate . - ANT APH 32.
... is the genus or type . Aphrodite ( Gr . ) , a silicate of magnesia . Aphtha ( Gr . inflammation ) , in patho- logy , a disease ( the thrush ) , in which small white ulcers appear upon the gums , tongue , lips , and palate . - ANT APH 32.
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... magnesia , lime , alumina , and protox- ide of iron . Ascarides ( Gr . askeris ) , a genus of in- testinal worms , two species of which infest the human intestines , A. lum- bricoides , and A. vermicularis . Ascension ( Lat . ) , a term ...
... magnesia , lime , alumina , and protox- ide of iron . Ascarides ( Gr . askeris ) , a genus of in- testinal worms , two species of which infest the human intestines , A. lum- bricoides , and A. vermicularis . Ascension ( Lat . ) , a term ...
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