Dictionary of Scientific TermsStrahan & Company, 1869 - 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 Cinchonaceæ . 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 Cinchonaceæ . Ad'ipocere ( Lat . adeps , and cera fat wax ) , a fatty spermaceti substance ...
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... tion by the medium of the air , 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 ...
... tion by the medium of the air , 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 ...
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... tion which the wind blows . Anen'tera ( Gr . without intestines ) , in entomology , a class of polygastric infusoria , which have several sto- machs but no intestinal duct . An'eroid ( Gr . ) , applied to a peculiar kind of barometer ...
... tion which the wind blows . Anen'tera ( Gr . without intestines ) , in entomology , a class of polygastric infusoria , which have several sto- machs but no intestinal duct . An'eroid ( Gr . ) , applied to a peculiar kind of barometer ...
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acid alumina ammonia anatomy angle animal antimony architecture astronomy atom axis base birds body bones botany called carbon carbonic acid chemistry circle coleopterous insects colour composed compound conchology consisting of silica containing copper 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 lustre magnesia malacology manganese medicine membrane ment metal metron metron a measure military science mineral mineralogy Mollusca muscles name given nerves obtained occurs optics order of exogenous organs ornithology oxide oxide of iron oxygen pathology physiology potash prefix produced resin rocks salt shells shrubs silica sisting soda species stamens sub-family substance sulphur surface surgery tained term applied tion tree tribe type and genus variety vegetable zoology
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