Glossary of Terms and PhrasesHenry Percy Smith D. Appleton, 1883 - 521 pages |
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... containing mites , ticks , water - mites , as cheese - m . , itch - m . , nose - worm ( Demodex folliculōrum ) ; class Arachnida . Acatalectic . [ Gr . ÅkataλNKTIKós , à neg . , Kaņα- Anyw , I leave off . ] In Prosody , a verse in which ...
... containing mites , ticks , water - mites , as cheese - m . , itch - m . , nose - worm ( Demodex folliculōrum ) ; class Arachnida . Acatalectic . [ Gr . ÅkataλNKTIKós , à neg . , Kaņα- Anyw , I leave off . ] In Prosody , a verse in which ...
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... containing water and furnished with two nozzles in opposite directions at right angles to a diameter and at opposite ends of it . When the water is heated , jets of steam come out of the nozzles , and make the sphere turn round the ...
... containing water and furnished with two nozzles in opposite directions at right angles to a diameter and at opposite ends of it . When the water is heated , jets of steam come out of the nozzles , and make the sphere turn round the ...
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... containing sulphide of iron . Alumina . Sesquioxide of aluminium , the chief constituent of clays . Aluminium . [ L. ǎlūmen , alum . ] ( Min . ) A bluish - white metal obtained from alumina , remarkable for its lightness . A. bronze is ...
... containing sulphide of iron . Alumina . Sesquioxide of aluminium , the chief constituent of clays . Aluminium . [ L. ǎlūmen , alum . ] ( Min . ) A bluish - white metal obtained from alumina , remarkable for its lightness . A. bronze is ...
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... containing , water . anhydrous acid is called an anhydride . Anicut . In the Indian rivers , a dam with bottom sluice , which regulates irrigation . Aniline . [ First obtained from indigo , Ar . an nil . ] A colourless liquid , the ...
... containing , water . anhydrous acid is called an anhydride . Anicut . In the Indian rivers , a dam with bottom sluice , which regulates irrigation . Aniline . [ First obtained from indigo , Ar . an nil . ] A colourless liquid , the ...
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... containing ( 1 ) Arthropoda , or Arti- cŭlāta , with jointed locomotive appendages , as crabs , barnacles , spiders , centipedes , and insects ; and ( 2 ) Ănarthropoda , without such appendages , as spoon - worms , leeches , earth ...
... containing ( 1 ) Arthropoda , or Arti- cŭlāta , with jointed locomotive appendages , as crabs , barnacles , spiders , centipedes , and insects ; and ( 2 ) Ănarthropoda , without such appendages , as spoon - worms , leeches , earth ...
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Acanthopterygii Accipitres acid America Anat ancient applied Arch Astron axis birds bishop body called Canonical hours Celt centre century Chem circle coin colour common corr court curve denote earth Eccl Eleusinian Mysteries England English Entom escutcheon feet fish formerly French Geol Greek head heat Hence Hind Hist Horace horse Ichth inches India Indian instrument iron kind king land Latin Church light Littré Lord lower magnetic Manichæans mast Math means measure ment metal molluscs motion Music Myth name given Naut O.Fr officer Onomatop Oolite origin Ornith person piece plane plants Rhet right angles Roman rope round sail Scotland ship side sometimes spec stone substance supposed surface term tion tree vessel vide wheel wind wood word Zool