Dictionary of Scientific TermsStrahan & Company, 1878 - 325 pages |
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... 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 Cyperaceæ . Abla ...
... 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 Cyperaceæ . Abla ...
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... tained in the bitter almond . - Amyg- dalinic acid is an acid obtained from amygdaline . Amygdaloid ( Gr . like an almond ) , in geology , a variety of trap , rock , resembling almonds , generally vesi- cular , with embedded round or al ...
... tained in the bitter almond . - Amyg- dalinic acid is an acid obtained from amygdaline . Amygdaloid ( Gr . like an almond ) , in geology , a variety of trap , rock , resembling almonds , generally vesi- cular , with embedded round or al ...
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... tained from the seeds of the Bixa , and used in the colouring of cheese , butter , & c . An'nuent ( Lat . bending ) , in anatomy , a term applied to the muscles that assist in bending the head forward , as in nodding or bowing . An ...
... tained from the seeds of the Bixa , and used in the colouring of cheese , butter , & c . An'nuent ( Lat . bending ) , in anatomy , a term applied to the muscles that assist in bending the head forward , as in nodding or bowing . An ...
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... tained therein are fully exposed to the view of the spectators ; a Viva- rium . There are two kinds of aquaria ( says the editor of the " National Cycl . Supp . " ) , viz . , Marine Aquaria , which contain sea - water , and are in ...
... tained therein are fully exposed to the view of the spectators ; a Viva- rium . There are two kinds of aquaria ( says the editor of the " National Cycl . Supp . " ) , viz . , Marine Aquaria , which contain sea - water , and are in ...
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... tained . Argem'one ( Gr . argemon , a disorder in the eye ) , a genus of Mexican plants , the prickly poppy . Argent ( Lat . silver ) , in heraldry , the white colour used in armorial bear- ings . Argen'tan ( Lat . silvery ) , in ...
... tained . Argem'one ( Gr . argemon , a disorder in the eye ) , a genus of Mexican plants , the prickly poppy . Argent ( Lat . silver ) , in heraldry , the white colour used in armorial bear- ings . Argen'tan ( Lat . silvery ) , in ...
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