Dictionary of Scientific TermsStrahan & Company, 1878 - 325 pages |
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... tion or suspension , the component parts of the various rocks and strata which now present themselves at its exterior crust . The substances of which this crust is composed have been arranged by geologists under five classes . The first ...
... tion or suspension , the component parts of the various rocks and strata which now present themselves at its exterior crust . The substances of which this crust is composed have been arranged by geologists under five classes . The first ...
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... tion in the vegetable kingdom ; so called from Michael Adanson , a celebrated French botanist . It grows to a vast age , and its trunk has been found to measure thirty feet in dia- meter . Some specimens on the coast of Africa are said ...
... tion in the vegetable kingdom ; so called from Michael Adanson , a celebrated French botanist . It grows to a vast age , and its trunk has been found to measure thirty feet in dia- meter . Some specimens on the coast of Africa are said ...
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... tion . Adi'na ( Gr . crowded ) , a genus of gla- brous shrubs , with flowers disposed in heads ( whence the name ) ; natives of China ; order Cinchonacea . Ad'ipocere ( Lat . adeps , and cera fat wax ) , a fatty spermaceti substance ...
... tion . Adi'na ( Gr . crowded ) , a genus of gla- brous shrubs , with flowers disposed in heads ( whence the name ) ; natives of China ; order Cinchonacea . Ad'ipocere ( Lat . adeps , and cera fat wax ) , a fatty spermaceti substance ...
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... tion ( Lat . ) , act of charging with air or gas . Aerhy'drous ( Gr . aer , and hydor water ) , in mineralogy , applied to those minerals which contain water in their cavities . Ae'rial ( Lat . ) , in natural philosophy , an epithet of ...
... tion ( Lat . ) , act of charging with air or gas . Aerhy'drous ( Gr . aer , and hydor water ) , in mineralogy , applied to those minerals which contain water in their cavities . Ae'rial ( Lat . ) , in natural philosophy , an epithet of ...
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... tion by the medium of the peculiar to the antennæ of some insects . Aerostatics ( Gr . the statics of air ) , the science which treats of the weight or pressure of the air , and other elastic fluids ; whence Aerostatic , relating to ...
... tion by the medium of the peculiar to the antennæ of some insects . Aerostatics ( Gr . the statics of air ) , the science which treats of the weight or pressure of the air , and other elastic fluids ; whence Aerostatic , relating to ...
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acid alumina anatomy angle animal antimony architecture astronomy atom atomic weight birds body bones botany called carbon carbonic acid chemistry circle cloth gilt extra coleopterous insects colour composed compound conchology consisting of silica containing copper Crown 8vo crystals disease earth entomology epithet applied exogenous plants fishes flowers fluid formed fortification fossil genera genus genus of plants geology geometry heraldry hydrogen ichthyology inflammation insects instrument Ital lime lithos a stone logy magnesia malacology manganese medicine membrane ment metal metron metron a measure military science mineral mineralogy Mollusca muscles nerves obtained optics order of exogenous organs ornithology oxide oxide of iron oxygen pathology physiology potash prefix produced resin rocks salt shells shrubs silica sisting Small 8vo species stamens sub-family substance sulphur surface surgery tained term applied tion tree tribe type and genus variety vegetable zoology