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nearly equaling the beak in length, while those of the female Culex are very short. They also assume different positions when resting, Culex usually holding the body parallel to the surface on which it rests and keeping the head and beak bent at an angle, while Anopheles holds the body at an angle with the surface and…

A mineral of the feldspar family, commonly occurring in small glassy crystals, also a constituent of some igneous rocks. It is a lime feldspar. See Feldspar.

The principal star in Scorpio: -- called also the Scorpion's Heart.

he ear is situated near the basal joint. In insects, they are popularly called horns, and also feelers. The term in also applied to similar organs on the heads of other arthropods and of annelids.

Good against intestinal worms. -- An anthelmintic remedy. [Written also anthelminthic.]

ower, consisting of a cell or other cavity in which spermatozoids are produced; -- called also spermary. -- An`ther*id"i*al, a.

illation of coal tar. Its chief use is in the artificial production of alizarin. [Written also anthracin.]

ns with a nearly non luminous flame. The purer specimens consist almost wholly of carbon. Also called glance coal and blind coal.

A coal-black marble, usually emitting a fetid smell when rubbed; -- called also stinkstone and swinestone.

nic lung disease, common among coal miners, due to the inhalation of coal dust; -- called also collier's lung and miner's phthisis.

man by inoculation. The spleen becomes greatly enlarged and filled with bacteria. Called also splenic fever.

apparently contains variousantibodies, and the introduction of toxins or of foreign cells also results in the development of their specific antibodies.

Antidotal. -- n. Antidote; also, a book of antidotes.

rd has been sometimes, though rarely, used to denote the complement of a given logarithm; also the logarithmic cosine corresponding to a given logarithmic sine. -- An`ti*log`a*rith"mic, a.

A secondary mask, or grotesque interlude, between the parts of a serious mask. [Written also anue.] Bacon.

A compound of antimonic acid with a base or basic radical. [Written also antimoniate.]

powder, a consisting of one part oxide of antimony and two parts phosphate of calcium; -- also called James's powder.

Combined with or containing antimony; as, antimoniureted hydrogen. [Written also antimoniuretted.]

A musical response; also, antiphonal chanting or signing.

rs of amphibians characterized by the absence of a tail, as the frogs and toads. [Written also anoura.]