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AlkargenAlkargen Al*kar"gen, n. [Alkarsin + oxygen.] (Chem.)
Same as Cacodylic acid. alkargenCacodylic Cac`o*dyl"ic, a. (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, cacodyl.
Cacodylic acid, a white, crystalline, deliquescent
substance, (CH3)2AsO.OH, obtained by the oxidation of
cacodyl, and having the properties of an exceedingly
stable acid; -- also called alkargen. Argent
Argent Ar"gent, a.
Made of silver; of a silvery color; white; shining.
Yonder argent fields above. --Pope.
Argental
Argental Ar*gen"tal, a.
Of or pertaining to silver; resembling, containing, or
combined with, silver.
Argentalium
Argentalium Ar`gen*ta"li*um, n. [NL.; L. argentum silver + E.
aluminium.]
A (patented) alloy of aluminium and silver, with a density of
about 2.9.
Argentamine
Argentamine Ar*gen"ta*mine, n. Also -min -min . [L. argentum
silver + E. amine.] (Med.)
A solution of silver phosphate in an aqueous solution of
ethylene diamine, used as an antiseptic astringent and as a
disinfectant.
argentanNickel Nick"el, n. [G., fr. Sw. nickel, abbrev. from Sw.
kopparnickel copper-nickel, a name given in derision, as it
was thought to be a base ore of copper. The origin of the
second part of the word is uncertain. Cf. Kupfer-nickel,
Copper-nickel.]
1. (Chem.) A bright silver-white metallic element. It is of
the iron group, and is hard, malleable, and ductile. It
occurs combined with sulphur in millerite, with arsenic in
the mineral niccolite, and with arsenic and sulphur in
nickel glance. Symbol Ni. Atomic weight 58.6.
Note: On account of its permanence in air and inertness to
oxidation, it is used in the smaller coins, for plating
iron, brass, etc., for chemical apparatus, and in
certain alloys, as german silver. It is magnetic, and
is very frequently accompanied by cobalt, both being
found in meteoric iron.
2. A small coin made of or containing nickel; esp., a
five-cent piece. [Colloq. U.S.]
Nickel silver, an alloy of nickel, copper, and zinc; --
usually called german silver; called also argentan. Argentan
Argentan Ar"gen*tan, n.
An alloy of nickel with copper and zinc; German silver.
Argentate
Argentate Ar"gen*tate, a. [L. argentatus silvered.] (Bot.)
Silvery white. --Gray.
ArgentationArgentation Ar`gen*ta"tion, n. [L. argentare to silver, fr.
argentum silver. See Argent.]
A coating or overlaying with silver. [R.] --Johnson. argenteusSilver Sil"ver, a.
1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver
leaf; a silver cup.
2. Resembling silver. Specifically:
(a) Bright; resplendent; white. ``Silver hair.' --Shak.
Others, on silver lakes and rivers, bathed Their
downy breast. --Milton.
(b) Precious; costly.
(c) Giving a clear, ringing sound soft and clear. ``Silver
voices.' --Spenser.
(d) Sweet; gentle; peaceful. ``Silver slumber.'
--Spenser.
American silver fir (Bot.), the balsam fir. See under
Balsam.
Silver age (Roman Lit.), the latter part (a. d. 14-180) of
the classical period of Latinity, -- the time of writers
of inferior purity of language, as compared with those of
the previous golden age, so-called.
Silver-bell tree (Bot.), an American shrub or small tree
(Halesia tetraptera) with white bell-shaped flowers in
clusters or racemes; the snowdrop tree.
Silver bush (Bot.), a shrubby leguminous plant (Anthyllis
Barba-Jovis) of Southern Europe, having silvery foliage.
Silver chub (Zo["o]l.), the fallfish.
Silver eel. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The cutlass fish.
(b) A pale variety of the common eel.
Silver fir (Bot.), a coniferous tree (Abies pectinata)
found in mountainous districts in the middle and south of
Europe, where it often grows to the height of 100 or 150
feet. It yields Burgundy pitch and Strasburg turpentine.
Silver foil, foil made of silver.
Silver fox (Zo["o]l.), a variety of the common fox (Vulpes
vulpes, variety argenteus) found in the northern parts
of Asia, Europe, and America. Its fur is nearly black,
with silvery tips, and is highly valued. Called also
black fox, and silver-gray fox.
Silver gar. (Zo["o]l.) See Billfish
(a) .
Silver grain (Bot.), the lines or narrow plates of cellular
tissue which pass from the pith to the bark of an
exogenous stem; the medullary rays. In the wood of the oak
they are much larger than in that of the beech, maple,
pine, cherry, etc.
Silver grebe (Zo["o]l.), the red-throated diver. See
Illust. under Diver.
Silver hake (Zo["o]l.), the American whiting.
Silver leaf, leaves or sheets made of silver beaten very
thin.
Silver lunge (Zo["o]l.), the namaycush.
Silver moonfish.(Zo["o]l.) See Moonfish
(b) .
Silver moth (Zo["o]l.), a lepisma.
Silver owl (Zo["o]l.), the barn owl.
Silver perch (Zo["o]l.), the mademoiselle, 2.
Silver pheasant (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
beautiful crested and long-tailed Asiatic pheasants, of
the genus Euplocamus. They have the tail and more or
less of the upper parts silvery white. The most common
species (E. nychtemerus) is native of China.
Silver plate, domestic utensils made of silver. Argentic
Argentic Ar*gen"tic, a. (Chem.)
Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, silver; -- said
of certain compounds of silver in which this metal has its
lowest proportion; as, argentic chloride.
Argentiferous
Argentiferous Ar`gen*tif"er*ous, a. [L. argentum silver +
-ferous: cf. F. argentif[`e]re.]
Producing or containing silver; as, argentiferous lead ore or
veins.
Argentine
Argentine Ar"gen*tine (?; in the 2d sense, commonly ?), a.
1. Pertaining to, or resembling, silver; made of, or sounding
like, silver; silvery.
Celestial Dian, goddess argentine. --Shak.
2. Of or pertaining to the Argentine Republic in South
America.
ArgentineArgentine Ar"gen*tine, n. [Cf. F. argentin, fr. L. argentum
silver.]
1. (Min.) A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of
lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving
or curved lamellar structure.
2. White metal coated with silver. --Simmonds.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A fish of Europe (Maurolicus Pennantii) with
silvery scales. The name is also applied to various fishes
of the genus Argentina.
4. A citizen of the Argentine Republic. ArgentiteArgentite Ar"gen*tite, n. [L. argentum silver.] (Min.)
Sulphide of silver; -- also called vitreous silver, or
silver glance. It has a metallic luster, a lead-gray color,
and is sectile like lead. Argentous
Argentous Ar*gen"tous, a. (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or containing, silver; -- said of certain
silver compounds in which silver has a higher proportion than
in argentic compounds; as, argentous chloride.
Argentry
Argentry Ar"gent*ry, n. [F. argenterie, fr. argent silver, L.
argentum.]
Silver plate or vessels. [Obs.]
Bowls of frosted argentry. --Howell.
Elaeagnus argenteaSilverberry Sil"ver*ber`ry, n. (Bot.)
A tree or shrub (El[ae]agnus argentea) with silvery foliage
and fruit. --Gray. Gynerium argenteumPampas Pam"pas, n. pl. [Sp., fr. Peruv. pampa a field, plain.]
Vast plains in the central and southern part of the Argentine
Republic in South America. The term is sometimes used in a
wider sense for the plains extending from Bolivia to Southern
Patagonia.
Pampas cat (Zo["o]l.), a South American wild cat (Felis
pajeros). It has oblique transverse bands of yellow or
brown. It is about three and a half feet long. Called also
straw cat.
Pampas deer (Zo["o]l.), a small, reddish-brown, South
American deer (Cervus, or Blastocerus, campestris).
Pampas grass (Bot.), a very tall ornamental grass
(Gynerium argenteum) with a silvery-white silky panicle.
It is a native of the pampas of South America. Holconotus argenteusWall-eye Wall"-eye`, n. [See Wall-eyed.]
1. An eye in which the iris is of a very light gray or
whitish color; -- said usually of horses. --Booth.
Note: Jonson has defined wall-eye to be ``a disease in the
crystalline humor of the eye; glaucoma.' But glaucoma
is not a disease of the crystalline humor, nor is
wall-eye a disease at all, but merely a natural
blemish. --Tully. In the north of England, as Brockett
states, persons are said to be wall-eyed when the white
of the eye is very large and distorted, or on one side.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) An American fresh-water food fish (Stizostedion
vitreum) having large and prominent eyes; -- called
also glasseye, pike perch, yellow pike, and
wall-eyed perch.
(b) A California surf fish (Holconotus argenteus).
(c) The alewife; -- called also wall-eyed herring. Largeness
Largeness Large"ness, n.
The quality or state of being large.
Larus argentatusHerring Her"ring, n. [OE. hering, AS. h[ae]ring; akin to D.
haring, G. h["a]ring, hering, OHG. haring, hering, and prob.
to AS. here army, and so called because they commonly move in
large numbers. Cf. Harry.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and
allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring (C.
harengus) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in vast
schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and
America, where they are salted and smoked in great
quantities.
Herring gull (Zo["o]l.), a large gull which feeds in part
upon herrings; esp., Larus argentatus in America, and
L. cachinnans in England. See Gull.
Herring hog (Zo["o]l.), the common porpoise.
King of the herrings. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The chim[ae]ra (C. monstrosa) which follows the schools
of herring. See Chim[ae]ra.
(b) The opah. Leucadendron argenteumLeucadendron Leu`ca*den"dron (l[=u]`k[.a]*d[e^]n"dr[o^]n), n.
[NL., fr. Gr. leyko`s white + de`ndron tree.] (Bot.)
A genus of evergreen shrubs from the Cape of Good Hope,
having handsome foliage. Leucadendron argenteum is the
silverboom of the colonists. MargentMargent Mar"gent, n. [OE. See Margin.]
A margin; border; brink; edge. [Obs.]
The beached margent of the sea. --Shak. Margent
Margent Mar"gent, v. t.
To enter or note down upon the margin of a page; to margin.
[Obs.] --Mir. for Mag.
Minargent
Minargent Min*ar"gent, n. [Prob. contr. from aluminium + L.
argentum silver.]
An alloy consisting of copper, nickel, tungsten, and
aluminium; -- used by jewelers.
Motella argenteolaGade Gade, n. [Cf. Cod the fish.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small British fish (Motella argenteola) of the Cod
family.
(b) A pike, so called at Moray Firth; -- called also gead.
[Prov. Eng.] Overlargeness
Overlargeness O"ver*large"ness, n.
Excess of size or bulk.
Meaning of ARGEN from wikipedia
- The
Argen is a
river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It
flows into Lake
Constance between Kressbronn am
Bodensee and
Langenargen as the
third largest tributary...
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Argens (French pronunciation: [aʁʒɑ̃(s)]; Occitan:
Argens) is a 116 km long
river of the
French Riviera. Its 2,734 km2 (1,056 sq mi)
drainage basin...
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Neuravensburg of
Wangen im Allgäu, it
flows from the left into the
Obere Argen. List of
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Obere Argen ("Upper
Argen") is a
river in
southwestern Bavaria and
southeastern Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Northwest of
Oberstaufen in the Bavarian-Swabian...
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Untere Argen is a
river of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, Germany. Its
source is near the
village Börlas in
southwestern Bavaria. It p****es
along Isny...
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within the
county of Bodens****reis. It is a right-hand
tributary of the
Argen. The
Bollenbach rises north of the
Tettnang village of
Obereisenbach from...
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Argens-Minervois is a
commune in the Aude
department in the
Occitanie region of
southern France.
Argens-Minervois is
located some 20 km west by south-west...
- Puget-sur-
Argens (French pronunciation: [pyʒɛ syʁ aʁʒɑ̃(s)] ,
literally Puget on
Argens; Occitan: Lo
Puget d'Argenç) is a
commune in the Var department...
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north bank of the
Obere Argen. The
Untere Argen flows past
northwest Wangen and
unites southwest of the city with the
Obere Argen. The city
today is shaped...
- (Rheintaler Binnenkanal), Goldach, Aach
Dornbirner Ach,
Bregenzer Ach, Leiblach,
Argen, Schussen, Rotach, Brunnisach, Lipbach,
Seefelder Aach,
Stockacher Aach...
