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Adsuki bean
Adsuki bean Ad*su"ki bean [Jap. adzuki.]
A cultivated variety of the Asiatic gram, now introduced into
the United States.
Alkali albumin Acid albumin, a modification of albumin produced by the
action of dilute acids. It is not coagulated by heat.
Alkali albumin, albumin as modified by the action of
alkaline substances; -- called also albuminate. Alkali flat
Alkali flat Alkali flat
A sterile plain, containing an excess of alkali, at the
bottom of an undrained basin in an arid region; a playa.
Alkali waste
Alkali waste Alkali waste
Waste material from the manufacture of alkali; specif., soda
waste.
Cauda galli epochCauda galli Cau"da gal*li, . [L., tail of a cock.] (Paleon.)
A plume-shaped fossil, supposed to be a seaweed,
characteristic of the lower Devonian rocks; as, the cauda
galli grit.
Cauda galli epoch (Geol.), an epoch at the begining of the
Devonian age in eastern America, so named from the
characteristic gritty sandstone marked with impressions of
cauda galli. See the Diagram under Geology. chauri guaYak Yak (y[a^]k), n. [Thibetan gyag.] (Zo["o]l.)
A bovine mammal (Po["e]phagus grunnies) native of the high
plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs,
and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair.
Its tail is long and bushy, often white, and is valued as an
ornament and for other purposes in India and China. There are
several domesticated varieties, some of which lack the mane
and the long hair on the flanks. Called also chauri gua,
grunting cow, grunting ox, sarlac, sarlik, and
sarluc.
Yak lace, a coarse pillow lace made from the silky hair of
the yak. Chili salpeterSaltpeter Salt`pe"ter, Saltpetre Salt`pe"tre,, n. [F.
salp[^e]tre, NL. sal petrae, literally, rock salt, or stone
salt; so called because it exudes from rocks or walls. See
Salt, and Petrify.] (Chem.)
Potassium nitrate; niter; a white crystalline substance,
KNO3, having a cooling saline taste, obtained by leaching
from certain soils in which it is produced by the process of
nitrification (see Nitrification, 2). It is a strong
oxidizer, is the chief constituent of gunpowder, and is also
used as an antiseptic in curing meat, and in medicine as a
diuretic, diaphoretic, and refrigerant.
Chili salpeter (Chem.), sodium nitrate (distinguished from
potassium nitrate, or true salpeter), a white crystalline
substance, NaNO3, having a cooling, saline, slightly
bitter taste. It is obtained by leaching the soil of the
rainless districts of Chili and Peru. It is deliquescent
and cannot be used in gunpowder, but is employed in the
production of nitric acid. Called also cubic niter.
Saltpeter acid (Chem.), nitric acid; -- sometimes so called
because made from saltpeter. Chili saltpeterNiter Ni"ter, Nitre Ni"tre, n. [F. nitre, L. nitrum native
soda, natron, Gr. ?; cf. Ar. nit?n, natr?n natron. Cf.
Natron.]
1. (Chem.) A white crystalline semitransparent salt;
potassium nitrate; saltpeter. See Saltpeter.
2. (Chem.) Native sodium carbonate; natron. [Obs.]
For though thou wash thee with niter, and take thee
much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me.
--Jer. ii. 22.
Cubic niter, a deliquescent salt, sodium nitrate, found as
a native incrustation, like niter, in Peru and Chili,
whence it is known also as Chili saltpeter.
Niter bush (Bot.), a genus (Nitraria) of thorny shrubs
bearing edible berries, and growing in the saline plains
of Asia and Northern Africa. Cincinnati epoch
Cincinnati epoch Cin`cin*na"ti ep"och (Geol.)
An epoch at the close of the American lower Silurian system.
The rocks are well developed near Cincinnati, Ohio. The group
includes the Hudson River and Lorraine shales of New York.
coati mondiCoati Co*a"ti (k[-o]*[aum]"t[-e] or k[-o]*[=a]"t[i^]), n.
[From the native name: cf. F. coati.] (Zo["o]l.)
A mammal of tropical America of the genus Nasua, allied to
the raccoon, but with a longer body, tail, and nose.
Note: The red coati (N. socialis), called also coati
mondi, inhabits Mexico and Central America. The brown
coati (N. narica) is found in Surinam and Brazil. Corni di bassetoCorno di bassetto Cor"no di bas*set"to (k?r"n? d? b?s-s?t"t?
or b?s-s?t"t?); pl. Corni di basseto. [It.] (Mus.)
A tenor clarinet; -- called also basset horn, and sometimes
confounded with the English horn, which is a tenor oboe. Corni InglesiCorno Inglese Cor"no In*gle"se (?n-gl?"z?); pl. Corni
Inglesi (-z?). [It.] (Mus.)
A reed instrument, related to the oboe, but deeper in pitch;
the English horn. Corno di bassettoCorno di bassetto Cor"no di bas*set"to (k?r"n? d? b?s-s?t"t?
or b?s-s?t"t?); pl. Corni di basseto. [It.] (Mus.)
A tenor clarinet; -- called also basset horn, and sometimes
confounded with the English horn, which is a tenor oboe. Corpus Christi clothCorpus Cor"pus (-p[u^]s), n.; pl. Corpora (-p[-o]*r[.a]).
[L.]
A body, living or dead; the corporeal substance of a thing.
Corpus callosum (k[a^]l*l[=o]"s[u^]m); pl. Corpora
callosa (-s?) [NL., callous body] (Anat.), the great band
of commissural fibers uniting the cerebral hemispheres.
See Brain.
Corpus Christi (kr[i^]s"t[imac]) [L., body of Christ] (R.
C. Ch.), a festival in honor of the eucharist, observed on
the Thursday after Trinity Sunday.
Corpus Christi cloth. Same as Pyx cloth, under Pyx.
Corpus delicti (d[-e]*l[i^]k"t[imac]) [L., the body of the
crime] (Law), the substantial and fundamental fact of the
comission of a crime; the proofs essential to establish a
crime.
Corpus luteum (l[=u]"t[-e]*[u^]m); pl. Corpora lutea
(-[.a]). [NL., luteous body] (Anat.), the reddish yellow
mass which fills a ruptured Graafian follicle in the
mammalian ovary.
Corpus striatum (str[-i]*[=a]"t[u^]m); pl. Corpora
striata (-t[.a]). [NL., striate body] (Anat.), a ridge in
the wall of each lateral ventricle of the brain. Cui bono
Cui bono Cui` bo"no [L.]
Lit., for whose benefit; incorrectly understood, it came to
be used in the sense, of what good or use; and hence, (what)
purpose; object; specif., the ultimate object of life.
Dalai LamaLama La"ma, n. [Thibet. blama (pronounced l["a]"ma) a chief, a
high priest.]
In Thibet, Mongolia, etc., a priest or monk of the belief
called Lamaism.
The Grand Lama, or Dalai Lama [lit., Ocean Lama], the
supreme pontiff in the lamaistic hierarchy. See Lamaism. Delhi boilAleppo boil A*lep"po boil, button utton, or evil evil .
(Med.)
A chronic skin affection terminating in an ulcer, most
commonly of the face. It is endemic along the Mediterranean,
and is probably due to a specific bacillus. Called also
Aleppo ulcer, Biskara boil, Delhi boil, Oriental
sore, etc. Delhi boilBoil Boil, n. [Influenced by boil, v. See Beal, Bile.]
A hard, painful, inflamed tumor, which, on suppuration,
discharges pus, mixed with blood, and discloses a small
fibrous mass of dead tissue, called the core.
A blind boil, one that suppurates imperfectly, or fails to
come to a head.
Delhi boil (Med.), a peculiar affection of the skin,
probably parasitic in origin, prevailing in India (as
among the British troops) and especially at Delhi. Elemi figs
Eleme El"e*me, or Elemi figs El"e*mi, figs`
([e^]l"[-e]*m[i^]). [Turk. eleme anything which has been
sifted and freed from dust or broken parts.]
A kind of figs of superior quality.
Ferranti cables
Ferranti cables Fer*ran"ti ca"bles, Ferranti mains Fer*ran"ti
mains" (Elec.)
A form of conductor, designed by Ferranti, for currents of
high potential, and consisting of concentric tubes of copper
separated by an insulating material composed of paper
saturated with black mineral wax.
Ferranti mains
Ferranti cables Fer*ran"ti ca"bles, Ferranti mains Fer*ran"ti
mains" (Elec.)
A form of conductor, designed by Ferranti, for currents of
high potential, and consisting of concentric tubes of copper
separated by an insulating material composed of paper
saturated with black mineral wax.
Ferranti phenomenon
Ferranti phenomenon Fer*ran"ti phe*nom"e*non (Elec.)
An increase in the ratio of transformation of an alternating
current converter, accompanied by other changes in electrical
conditions, occurring when the secondary of the converter is
connected with a condenser of moderate capacity; -- so called
because first observed in connection with the Ferranti cables
in London.
Fieri facias
Fieri facias Fi"e*ri fa"ci*as [L., cause it to be done.] (Law)
A judicial writ that lies for one who has recovered in debt
or damages, commanding the sheriff that he cause to be made
of the goods, chattels, or real estate of the defendant, the
sum claimed. --Blackstone. Cowell.
Fungi Imperfecti
Fungi Imperfecti Fun"gi Im`per*fec"ti, pl. [L. imperfecti
imperfect.] (Bot.)
A heterogenous group of fungi of which the complete life
history is not known. Some undoubtedly represent the conidium
stages of various Ascomycetes. The group is divided into the
orders Sph[ae]ropsidales, Melanconiales, and Moniliales.
Gallipoli oil
Gallipoli oil Gal*lip"o*li oil`
An inferior kind of olive oil, brought from Gallipoli, in
Italy.
grigri palmGrugru palm Gru"gru palm" (Bot.)
A West Indian name for several kinds of palm. See Macaw
tree, under Macaw. [Written also grigri palm.] I Anil 2. (Chem.) A blue dyestuff obtained from several plants
belonging to very different genera and orders; as, the
woad, Isatis tinctoria, Indigofera tinctoria, I.
Anil, Nereum tinctorium, etc. It is a dark blue earthy
substance, tasteless and odorless, with a copper-violet
luster when rubbed. Indigo does not exist in the plants as
such, but is obtained by decomposition of the glycoside
indican.
Note: Commercial indigo contains the essential coloring
principle indigo blue or indigotine, with several other
dyes; as, indigo red, indigo brown, etc., and various
impurities. Indigo is insoluble in ordinary reagents,
with the exception of strong sulphuric acid.
Chinese indigo (Bot.), Isatis indigotica, a kind of woad.
Wild indigo (Bot.), the American herb Baptisia tinctoria
which yields a poor quality of indigo, as do several other
species of the same genus.
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World War
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I and
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Ì is used in the ISO 9:1995
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Ukrainian transliteration as the
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Chinese romanization ì is an
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Franz Joseph I or
Francis Joseph I (German:
Franz Josef Karl [fʁants ˈjoːzɛf ˈkaʁl]; Hungarian:
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Elizabeth I (7
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March 1603) was
Queen of
England and
Ireland from 17
November 1558
until her
death in 1603. She was the last monarch...
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Alfonso I may
refer to:
Alfonso I of
Asturias (739–757), king of
Asturias Afonso I of
Portugal (1094–1185), king of
Portugal Alfonso Jordan (1103–1148)...
