Glossary of Terms and PhrasesHenry Percy Smith D. Appleton, 1883 - 521 pages |
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... sometimes mănĭpulus , a handful , sometimes misce , mix ; P. , pŭgillus , a handful ; P.Æ. , partes æquales , equal parts ; P.R.N. , pro rē nātā , according to the occasion ; Q.S. , quantum sufficit , as much as is sufficient ; R ...
... sometimes mănĭpulus , a handful , sometimes misce , mix ; P. , pŭgillus , a handful ; P.Æ. , partes æquales , equal parts ; P.R.N. , pro rē nātā , according to the occasion ; Q.S. , quantum sufficit , as much as is sufficient ; R ...
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... sometimes used in Bot . to mean having no stem , or a short concealed one . Accadian . A name denoting the language of the primitive inhabitants of Chaldæa , found in cuneiform inscriptions . It is agglutinative . Accelerating force ...
... sometimes used in Bot . to mean having no stem , or a short concealed one . Accadian . A name denoting the language of the primitive inhabitants of Chaldæa , found in cuneiform inscriptions . It is agglutinative . Accelerating force ...
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... sometimes added on account of some personal distinction , e.g. Afri- cānus . Some even had a second A. [ Cf. Fr. prénom , a Christian name . ] Agnosticism . [ Gr . å neg . , yvwσTIKós , profess- ing knowledge ( yvwois ) . ] The theory ...
... sometimes added on account of some personal distinction , e.g. Afri- cānus . Some even had a second A. [ Cf. Fr. prénom , a Christian name . ] Agnosticism . [ Gr . å neg . , yvwσTIKós , profess- ing knowledge ( yvwois ) . ] The theory ...
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... sometimes exists , no extraneous substance being added , in various forms , which exhibit different properties . So , ozone is an allotropic form of oxygen . Phosphorus is a remarkable example ; sulphur also . Alloy . A combination of ...
... sometimes exists , no extraneous substance being added , in various forms , which exhibit different properties . So , ozone is an allotropic form of oxygen . Phosphorus is a remarkable example ; sulphur also . Alloy . A combination of ...
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... choir sang , Epistle and Gospel were read , and sometimes sermons preached . Ambreada . [ Fr. ambréade . ] Artificial amber . Ambrosia . [ Gr . , immortal . ] The ALTR AMBR 22 Altruism. The doing to another [It. altrui...
... choir sang , Epistle and Gospel were read , and sometimes sermons preached . Ambreada . [ Fr. ambréade . ] Artificial amber . Ambrosia . [ Gr . , immortal . ] The ALTR AMBR 22 Altruism. The doing to another [It. altrui...
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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