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Cetraria IcelandicaIceland moss Ice"land moss` (Bot.)
A kind of lichen (Cetraria Icelandica) found from the
Arctic regions to the North Temperate zone. It furnishes a
nutritious jelly and other forms of food, and is used in
pulmonary complaints as a demulcent. Iceland crystalCrystal Crys"tal (kr?s"tal), n. [OE. cristal, F. cristal, L.
crystallum crystal, ice, fr. Gr. ????, fr. ???? icy cold,
frost; cf. AS. crystalla, fr. L. crystallum; prob. akin to E.
crust. See Crust, Raw.]
1. (Chem. & Min.) The regular form which a substance tends to
assume in solidifying, through the inherent power of
cohesive attraction. It is bounded by plane surfaces,
symmetrically arranged, and each species of crystal has
fixed axial ratios. See Crystallization.
2. The material of quartz, in crystallization transparent or
nearly so, and either colorless or slightly tinged with
gray, or the like; -- called also rock crystal.
Ornamental vessels are made of it. Cf. Smoky quartz,
Pebble; also Brazilian pebble, under Brazilian.
3. A species of glass, more perfect in its composition and
manufacture than common glass, and often cut into
ornamental forms. See Flint glass.
4. The glass over the dial of a watch case.
5. Anything resembling crystal, as clear water, etc.
The blue crystal of the seas. --Byron.
Blood crystal. See under Blood.
Compound crystal. See under Compound.
Iceland crystal, a transparent variety of calcite, or
crystallized calcium carbonate, brought from Iceland, and
used in certain optical instruments, as the polariscope.
Rock crystal, or Mountain crystal, any transparent
crystal of quartz, particularly of limpid or colorless
quartz. Iceland mossIceland moss Ice"land moss` (Bot.)
A kind of lichen (Cetraria Icelandica) found from the
Arctic regions to the North Temperate zone. It furnishes a
nutritious jelly and other forms of food, and is used in
pulmonary complaints as a demulcent. Iceland sparIceland spar Ice"land spar` (Min.)
A transparent variety of calcite, the best of which is
obtained in Iceland. It is used for the prisms of the
polariscope, because of its strong double refraction. Cf.
Calcite. Icelander
Icelander Ice"land*er, n.
A native, or one of the Scandinavian people, of Iceland.
Icelandic
Icelandic Ice*lan"dic, a.
Of or pertaining to Iceland; relating to, or resembling, the
Icelanders.
Icelandic
Icelandic Ice*lan"dic, n.
The language of the Icelanders. It is one of the Scandinavian
group, and is more nearly allied to the Old Norse than any
other language now spoken.
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