This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ... J.--a native sulphate of iron. Melantha'cese, s.pl.--an order of Endogens. Mel'aphyre, s.--a variety of black porphyry. Mercap'tan, J.--a liquid composed of sulphur, carbon, and hydro Merganlfdse, s.pl.--the Mergansers. gen Mergan'ser, s.--a sort of water-fowl. Merlcarp, s.--one carple of the fruit of an umbelliferous ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ... J.--a native sulphate of iron. Melantha'cese, s.pl.--an order of Endogens. Mel'aphyre, s.--a variety of black porphyry. Mercap'tan, J.--a liquid composed of sulphur, carbon, and hydro Merganlfdse, s.pl.--the Mergansers. gen Mergan'ser, s.--a sort of water-fowl. Merlcarp, s.--one carple of the fruit of an umbelliferous plant. Merio'nes, s.--the Canadian jumping mouse. Merismat'ic, a.--in Zool. multiplying by division. Merop'idan, s.--an insessorial bird. Me'ros, s.--the plane face between the channels in the triglyphs of Meru'lidan, s.--the thrush. the Doric order. Merycothe'rium, J.--a fossil mammal. Mesara'ic, a.--pertaining to the mesentery. Mesembryan'themum, s.--fig-marigold. Mes'entery, s.--a membrane by which the intestines are attached to the vertebrse; a.--mesenteric. Mesial, a.--applied to a longitudinal line dividing the body. Mes'ocarp, J.--the middle of the three layers in fruit. Mesocolon, s.--the mesentery of the colon. Mesogas'tric, a.--occupying the umbilical region. Me'sole, s.--a mineral. Mesoleu'cos, s.--a precious stone, black with a streak of white in Mesolog'arithm, s.--a differential logarithm. "the middle. Mes'olyte (mesolite), s.--a mineral. Jtesom'elas, s.--a precious stone, with a black vein parting every HesonvDhalion, s.--the navel. colour. Mes'osnerm, s.--a membrane of a seed. Mesotho'rax, s.--the middle thorax of an insect. Mes'otype, s.--a hydrated silicate. Mesozo'ic, a.--applied to the middle period of the earth's crust. Metah'asis, s.--a figure in Rhetoric. Metab'ola, s.--a change. Metabo'lian, s.--an insect that undergoes a metamorphosis. Metacar'pus, s.--the hand between the wrist and the fingers. Metach'ronism, s.--an error in chronology. Met'acism, s.--the too frequent occurrence of the letter m. Metagal'late, s....
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