Dictionary of Scientific TermsStrahan & Company, 1878 - 325 pages |
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... manganese iridium , tungsten , chromium , potassium , sodium , and lithium ( the bases of the mineral and vegetable alkalies ) , and barium , strontium , magnesium , and cal- cium , the bases of the alkaline earths , & c . ( See article ...
... manganese iridium , tungsten , chromium , potassium , sodium , and lithium ( the bases of the mineral and vegetable alkalies ) , and barium , strontium , magnesium , and cal- cium , the bases of the alkaline earths , & c . ( See article ...
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... manganese , silica , carbonic acid , and lime . Allaman'da ( so called in honour of Dr. Allamand , of Leyden ) , a genus of plants , with yellow flowers , a native of Guiana ; order Apocynaceæ . In medicine , an infusion of the leaves ...
... manganese , silica , carbonic acid , and lime . Allaman'da ( so called in honour of Dr. Allamand , of Leyden ) , a genus of plants , with yellow flowers , a native of Guiana ; order Apocynaceæ . In medicine , an infusion of the leaves ...
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... 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 crystal , with the form of a dodecahedron ...
... 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 crystal , with the form of a dodecahedron ...
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... manganese , and magnesia . Am'miolite , in mineralogy , an anti- moniate of quicksilver , imported as a kind of red powder from Chili . Am'mite ( Gr . sand ) , in mineralogy , a variety of sandstone , oolite , or roe- stone . Ammocæ'tes ...
... manganese , and magnesia . Am'miolite , in mineralogy , an anti- moniate of quicksilver , imported as a kind of red powder from Chili . Am'mite ( Gr . sand ) , in mineralogy , a variety of sandstone , oolite , or roe- stone . Ammocæ'tes ...
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... 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 ) , a heath - like shrub ( the ...
... 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 ) , a heath - like shrub ( the ...
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