Dictionary of Scientific TermsStrahan & Company, 1878 - 325 pages |
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... Resin , and the second Mineral Coal , which contains many species and varieties . Of GEMS and PRECIOUS STONES , which are briefly explained in the body of the Dictionary , the following are the principal : - Agate . Amethyst . Corundum ...
... Resin , and the second Mineral Coal , which contains many species and varieties . Of GEMS and PRECIOUS STONES , which are briefly explained in the body of the Dictionary , the following are the principal : - Agate . Amethyst . Corundum ...
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... resin ob- tained from the Pinus abies of Lin- næus . Ab'ietine ( Lat . abies ) , a kind of resin obtained from Strasburg turpentine . Abilgaardia ( so called from Professor Abilgaard , of Copenhagen ) , a genus of plants ; order ...
... resin ob- tained from the Pinus abies of Lin- næus . Ab'ietine ( Lat . abies ) , a kind of resin obtained from Strasburg turpentine . Abilgaardia ( so called from Professor Abilgaard , of Copenhagen ) , a genus of plants ; order ...
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... resin , easily cut with a knife , and supposed to be of vegetable origin . Its component parts are car- bon , hydrogen , oxygen , and ashes . It is highly electric , and is called in Greek electron , whence the term electricity ...
... resin , easily cut with a knife , and supposed to be of vegetable origin . Its component parts are car- bon , hydrogen , oxygen , and ashes . It is highly electric , and is called in Greek electron , whence the term electricity ...
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... resin , obtained from the Dorema ammoniacum , from which it naturally exudes . Its varie- ties are lapis ammoniacus , in lumps , and gutte ammoniace , in drops . Am'monites ( so called from the ram's horn on the head of the Libyan deity ...
... resin , obtained from the Dorema ammoniacum , from which it naturally exudes . Its varie- ties are lapis ammoniacus , in lumps , and gutte ammoniace , in drops . Am'monites ( so called from the ram's horn on the head of the Libyan deity ...
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... resins and gums . Ana ( Gr . again ) , in pharmacy , a term used by physicians , importing the like quantity , as honey and wine , ana , ii ; that is , honey and wine , each two ounces . A'nabas ( Gr . to ascend ) , a genus of fishes ...
... resins and gums . Ana ( Gr . again ) , in pharmacy , a term used by physicians , importing the like quantity , as honey and wine , ana , ii ; that is , honey and wine , each two ounces . A'nabas ( Gr . to ascend ) , a genus of fishes ...
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