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Abdominous
Abdominous Ab*dom"i*nous, a.
Having a protuberant belly; pot-bellied.
Gorgonius sits, abdominous and wan, Like a fat squab
upon a Chinese fan. --Cowper.
Acuminous
Acuminous A*cu"mi*nous, a.
Characterized by acumen; keen. --Highmore.
AlbuminousAlbuminous Al*bu"mi*nous, Albuminose Al*bu"mi*nose`, a. [Cf.
F. albumineux.]
Pertaining to, or containing, albumen; having the properties
of, or resembling, albumen or albumin. --
Al*bu"mi*nous*ness, n. AlbuminousnessAlbuminous Al*bu"mi*nous, Albuminose Al*bu"mi*nose`, a. [Cf.
F. albumineux.]
Pertaining to, or containing, albumen; having the properties
of, or resembling, albumen or albumin. --
Al*bu"mi*nous*ness, n. Aluminous
Aluminous A*lu"mi*nous ([.a]*l[=u]*m[i^]*n[u^]s), a. [L.
aluminosus, fr. alumen alum: cf. F. alumineux.]
Pertaining to or containing alum, or alumina; as, aluminous
minerals, aluminous solution.
Binominous
Binominous Bi*nom"i*nous, a.
Binominal. [Obs.]
BituminousBituminous Bi*tu"mi*nous, a. [L. bituminosus: cf. F.
bitumineux.]
Having the qualities of bitumen; compounded with bitumen;
containing bitumen.
Near that bituminous lake where Sodom flamed. --Milton.
Bituminous coal, a kind of coal which yields, when heated,
a considerable amount of volatile bituminous matter. It
burns with a yellow smoky flame.
Bituminous limestone, a mineral of a brown or black color,
emitting an unpleasant smell when rubbed. That of Dalmatia
is so charged with bitumen that it may be cut like soap.
Bituminous shale, an argillaceous shale impregnated with
bitumen, often accompanying coal. Bituminous coalBituminous Bi*tu"mi*nous, a. [L. bituminosus: cf. F.
bitumineux.]
Having the qualities of bitumen; compounded with bitumen;
containing bitumen.
Near that bituminous lake where Sodom flamed. --Milton.
Bituminous coal, a kind of coal which yields, when heated,
a considerable amount of volatile bituminous matter. It
burns with a yellow smoky flame.
Bituminous limestone, a mineral of a brown or black color,
emitting an unpleasant smell when rubbed. That of Dalmatia
is so charged with bitumen that it may be cut like soap.
Bituminous shale, an argillaceous shale impregnated with
bitumen, often accompanying coal. Bituminous coalCoal Coal, n. [AS. col; akin to D. kool, OHG. chol, cholo, G.
kohle, Icel. kol, pl., Sw. kol, Dan. kul; cf. Skr. jval to
burn. Cf. Kiln, Collier.]
1. A thoroughly charred, and extinguished or still ignited,
fragment from wood or other combustible substance;
charcoal.
2. (Min.) A black, or brownish black, solid, combustible
substance, dug from beds or veins in the earth to be used
for fuel, and consisting, like charcoal, mainly of carbon,
but more compact, and often affording, when heated, a
large amount of volatile matter.
Note: This word is often used adjectively, or as the first
part of self-explaining compounds; as, coal-black; coal
formation; coal scuttle; coal ship. etc.
Note: In England the plural coals is used, for the broken
mineral coal burned in grates, etc.; as, to put coals
on the fire. In the United States the singular in a
collective sense is the customary usage; as, a hod of
coal.
Age of coal plants. See Age of Acrogens, under Acrogen.
Anthracite or Glance coal. See Anthracite.
Bituminous coal. See under Bituminous.
Blind coal. See under Blind.
Brown coal, or Lignite. See Lignite.
Caking coal, a bituminous coal, which softens and becomes
pasty or semi-viscid when heated. On increasing the heat,
the volatile products are driven off, and a coherent,
grayish black, cellular mass of coke is left.
Cannel coal, a very compact bituminous coal, of fine
texture and dull luster. See Cannel coal.
Coal bed (Geol.), a layer or stratum of mineral coal.
Coal breaker, a structure including machines and machinery
adapted for crushing, cleansing, and assorting coal.
Coal field (Geol.), a region in which deposits of coal
occur. Such regions have often a basinlike structure, and
are hence called coal basins. See Basin.
Coal gas, a variety of carbureted hydrogen, procured from
bituminous coal, used in lighting streets, houses, etc.,
and for cooking and heating.
Coal heaver, a man employed in carrying coal, and esp. in
putting it in, and discharging it from, ships.
Coal measures. (Geol.)
(a) Strata of coal with the attendant rocks.
(b) A subdivision of the carboniferous formation, between
the millstone grit below and the Permian formation
above, and including nearly all the workable coal beds
of the world.
Coal oil, a general name for mineral oils; petroleum.
Coal plant (Geol.), one of the remains or impressions of
plants found in the strata of the coal formation.
Coal tar. See in the Vocabulary.
To haul over the coals, to call to account; to scold or
censure. [Colloq.]
Wood coal. See Lignite. Bituminous limestoneBituminous Bi*tu"mi*nous, a. [L. bituminosus: cf. F.
bitumineux.]
Having the qualities of bitumen; compounded with bitumen;
containing bitumen.
Near that bituminous lake where Sodom flamed. --Milton.
Bituminous coal, a kind of coal which yields, when heated,
a considerable amount of volatile bituminous matter. It
burns with a yellow smoky flame.
Bituminous limestone, a mineral of a brown or black color,
emitting an unpleasant smell when rubbed. That of Dalmatia
is so charged with bitumen that it may be cut like soap.
Bituminous shale, an argillaceous shale impregnated with
bitumen, often accompanying coal. Bituminous shaleShale Shale, n. [AS. scealy, scalu. See Scalme, and cf.
Shell.]
1. A shell or husk; a cod or pod. ``The green shales of a
bean.' --Chapman.
2. [G. shale.] (Geol.) A fine-grained sedimentary rock of a
thin, laminated, and often friable, structure.
Bituminous shale. See under Bituminous. Bituminous shaleBituminous Bi*tu"mi*nous, a. [L. bituminosus: cf. F.
bitumineux.]
Having the qualities of bitumen; compounded with bitumen;
containing bitumen.
Near that bituminous lake where Sodom flamed. --Milton.
Bituminous coal, a kind of coal which yields, when heated,
a considerable amount of volatile bituminous matter. It
burns with a yellow smoky flame.
Bituminous limestone, a mineral of a brown or black color,
emitting an unpleasant smell when rubbed. That of Dalmatia
is so charged with bitumen that it may be cut like soap.
Bituminous shale, an argillaceous shale impregnated with
bitumen, often accompanying coal. Calcareo-bituminous
Calcareo-bituminous Cal*ca"re*o-bi*tu"mi*nous, a.
Consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen. --Lyell.
Ceruminous
Ceruminous Ce*ru"mi*nous, a. (Physiol.)
Pertaining to, or secreting, cerumen; as, the ceruminous
glands.
ConterminousConterminous Con*ter"mi*nous, a. [L. conterminus. Cf.
Conterminous.]
Having the same bounds, or limits; bordering upon;
contiguous.
This conformed so many of them as were conterminous to
the colonies and garrisons, to the Roman laws. --Sir M.
Hale. CoterminousCoterminous Co*ter"mi*nous (k?-t?r"m?-n?s), a. [Cf.
Conterminous.]
Bordering; conterminous; -- followed by with. CriminousCriminous Crim"i*nous (kr?m"?-n?s), a. [L. criminosus, fr.
crimen. See Crime.]
Criminal; involving great crime or grave charges; very
wicked; heinous. [Obs.] --Holland. -- Crim"i*nous*ly, adv.
-- Crim"i*nous*ness, n. [Obs.] CriminouslyCriminous Crim"i*nous (kr?m"?-n?s), a. [L. criminosus, fr.
crimen. See Crime.]
Criminal; involving great crime or grave charges; very
wicked; heinous. [Obs.] --Holland. -- Crim"i*nous*ly, adv.
-- Crim"i*nous*ness, n. [Obs.] CriminousnessCriminous Crim"i*nous (kr?m"?-n?s), a. [L. criminosus, fr.
crimen. See Crime.]
Criminal; involving great crime or grave charges; very
wicked; heinous. [Obs.] --Holland. -- Crim"i*nous*ly, adv.
-- Crim"i*nous*ness, n. [Obs.] DiscriminousDiscriminous Dis*crim"i*nous, a. [LL. discriminosus, fr. L.
discrimen the dangerous, decisive moment. See Discriminate,
a.]
Hazardous; dangerous. [Obs.] --Harvey. Exalbuminous
Exalbuminous Ex`al*bu"mi*nous, a. [Pref. ex- + albumen.]
(Bot.)
Having no albumen about the embryo; -- said of certain seeds.
Fluminous
Fluminous Flu"mi*nous, a. [L. flumen, fluminis, river.]
Pertaining to rivers; abounding in streama.
Foraminous
Foraminous Fo*ram"i*nous, a. [L. foraminosus.]
Having foramina; full of holes; porous. --Bacon.
Geminous
Geminous Gem"i*nous, a. [L. geminus.]
Double; in pairs. --Sir T. Browne.
Illuminous
Illuminous Il*lu"mi*nous, a.
Bright; clear. [R.] --H. Taylor.
LuminousLuminous Lu"mi*nous, a. [L. luminosus, fr. lumen light: cf. F.
lumineux. See Luminary, Illuminate.]
1. Shining; emitting or reflecting light; brilliant; bright;
as, the is a luminous body; a luminous color.
Fire burneth wood, making it . . . luminous.
--Bacon.
The mountains lift . . . their lofty and luminous
heads. --Longfellow.
2. Illuminated; full of light; bright; as, many candles made
the room luminous.
Up the staircase moved a luminous space in the
darkness. --Longfellow.
3. Enlightened; intelligent; also, clear; intelligible; as, a
luminous mind. `` Luminous eloquence.' --Macaulay. `` A
luminous statement.' --Brougham.
Luminous paint, a paint made up with some phosphorescent
substance, as sulphide of calcium, which after exposure to
a strong light is luminous in the dark for a time.
Syn: Lucid; clear; shining; perspicuous. -- Lu"mi*nous*ly,
adv. -- Lu"mi*nous*ness, n. Luminous paintLuminous Lu"mi*nous, a. [L. luminosus, fr. lumen light: cf. F.
lumineux. See Luminary, Illuminate.]
1. Shining; emitting or reflecting light; brilliant; bright;
as, the is a luminous body; a luminous color.
Fire burneth wood, making it . . . luminous.
--Bacon.
The mountains lift . . . their lofty and luminous
heads. --Longfellow.
2. Illuminated; full of light; bright; as, many candles made
the room luminous.
Up the staircase moved a luminous space in the
darkness. --Longfellow.
3. Enlightened; intelligent; also, clear; intelligible; as, a
luminous mind. `` Luminous eloquence.' --Macaulay. `` A
luminous statement.' --Brougham.
Luminous paint, a paint made up with some phosphorescent
substance, as sulphide of calcium, which after exposure to
a strong light is luminous in the dark for a time.
Syn: Lucid; clear; shining; perspicuous. -- Lu"mi*nous*ly,
adv. -- Lu"mi*nous*ness, n. LuminouslyLuminous Lu"mi*nous, a. [L. luminosus, fr. lumen light: cf. F.
lumineux. See Luminary, Illuminate.]
1. Shining; emitting or reflecting light; brilliant; bright;
as, the is a luminous body; a luminous color.
Fire burneth wood, making it . . . luminous.
--Bacon.
The mountains lift . . . their lofty and luminous
heads. --Longfellow.
2. Illuminated; full of light; bright; as, many candles made
the room luminous.
Up the staircase moved a luminous space in the
darkness. --Longfellow.
3. Enlightened; intelligent; also, clear; intelligible; as, a
luminous mind. `` Luminous eloquence.' --Macaulay. `` A
luminous statement.' --Brougham.
Luminous paint, a paint made up with some phosphorescent
substance, as sulphide of calcium, which after exposure to
a strong light is luminous in the dark for a time.
Syn: Lucid; clear; shining; perspicuous. -- Lu"mi*nous*ly,
adv. -- Lu"mi*nous*ness, n. LuminousnessLuminous Lu"mi*nous, a. [L. luminosus, fr. lumen light: cf. F.
lumineux. See Luminary, Illuminate.]
1. Shining; emitting or reflecting light; brilliant; bright;
as, the is a luminous body; a luminous color.
Fire burneth wood, making it . . . luminous.
--Bacon.
The mountains lift . . . their lofty and luminous
heads. --Longfellow.
2. Illuminated; full of light; bright; as, many candles made
the room luminous.
Up the staircase moved a luminous space in the
darkness. --Longfellow.
3. Enlightened; intelligent; also, clear; intelligible; as, a
luminous mind. `` Luminous eloquence.' --Macaulay. `` A
luminous statement.' --Brougham.
Luminous paint, a paint made up with some phosphorescent
substance, as sulphide of calcium, which after exposure to
a strong light is luminous in the dark for a time.
Syn: Lucid; clear; shining; perspicuous. -- Lu"mi*nous*ly,
adv. -- Lu"mi*nous*ness, n. Moliminous
Moliminous Mo*lim"i*nous, a. [L. molimen a great exertion;
moles a heavy mass.]
Of great bulk or consequence; very important. [Obs.] --Dr. H.
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