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and in dyeing. (b) The West Indian green ebony. See Ebony. -- Green fire (Pyrotech.), a composition which burns with a green flame. It consists of sulphur and potassium chlorate, with some salt of barium (usually the nitrate), to which the color of the flame is due. -- Green fly (Zoöl.), any green species of plant l…

That surface upon which the figures of a composition are set, and which relieves them by its plainness, being either of one tint or of tints but slightly contrasted with one another; as, crimson Bowers on a white ground. See Background, Foreground, and Middle-ground.

CN3H5, formed by the oxidation of guanin, and also obtained combined with methyl in the decomposition of creatin. Boiled with dilute sulphuric acid, it yields urea and ammonia.

wheel, mounted in a ring or rings, for illustrating the dynamics of rotating bodies, the composition of rotations, etc. It was devised by Professor W. R. Johnson, in 1832, by whom it was called the rotascope.

and other invertebrates. Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in structure, composition, and mode of growth.

In composition: Having (such) hair; as, red-haired.

Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.

One who understands the principles of harmony or is skillful in applying them in composition; a musical composer.

d to form a connected whole; such an agreement between the different parts of a design or composition as to produce unity of effect; as, the harmony of the universe.

Furnished with a head (commonly as denoting intellectual faculties); -- used in composition; as, clear-headed, long-headed, thick-headed; a many-headed monster.

, adv. Heavily; -- sometimes used in composition; as, heavy- laden.

A composition of wax and lampblack, used by shoemakers for polishing, and by antiquaries in copying inscriptions.

A composition for infernal purposes; a magical preparation. Shak.

A composition made from blood, mixed with mineral or vegetable substances, used for making buttons, door knobs, etc.

Twin composition in crystals.

A composition sung to the sound of seven chords or tones. Moore (Encyc. of Music).

A composition consisting of seven lines or verses.

One who herds or assembles domestic animals; a herdsman; -- much used in composition; as, a shepherd; a goatherd, and the like. Chaucer.

A white, crystalline substance having a sweetish taste, obtained by the decomposition of hesperidin, and regarded as a complex derivative of caffeic acid.

The connection or relation of bodies which have partial identity of composition, but different characteristics and properties; the relation existing between derivatives of the same substance, or of the analogous members of different series; as, ethane, ethyl alcohol, acetic aldehyde, and acetic acid are in heterology w…