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otoplasmic, and consists of a clear fluid (achromatin) through which extends a network of fibers (chromatin) in which may be suspended a second rounded body, the nucleolus (see Nucleoplasm). See Cell division, under Division.

The material obtained by untwisting and picking into loose fiber old hemp ropes; -- used for calking the seams of ships, stopping leaks, etc.

A massive and fibrous mineral of a whitish color, chiefly hydrous silicate of lime.

edical terms to denote a morbid condition of some part, usually some kind of tumor; as in fibroma, glaucoma.

To loosen or make less compact; as, to open matted cotton by separating the fibers. To open one's mouth, to speak. -- To open up, to lay open; to discover; to disclose. Poetry that had opened up so many delightful views into the character and condition of our "bold peasantry, their country's pride." Prof. Wilson.…

The inner layer of the fibrous wall of a Graafian follicle.

or printed on, or to be used in wrapping. It is made of rags, straw, bark, wood, or other fibrous material, which is first reduced to pulp, then molded, pressed, and dried.

An albuminous body in blood serum, belonging to the group of globulins. See Fibrinoplastin.

Ossification which takes place in purely fibrous tracts; the formation of bone outside of the periosteum.

A substance of vegetable origin, consisting of roots and fibers, moss, etc., in various stages of decomposition, and found, as a kind of turf or bog, usually in low situations, where it is always more or less saturated with water. It is often dried and used for fuel. Peat bog, a bog containing peat; also, peat as it oc…

A whitish mineral occurring in radiated or fibrous crystalline masses. It is a hydrous silicate of lime and soda.

A band of nervous or fibrous matter connecting different parts of the brain; as, the peduncles of the cerebellum; the peduncles of the pineal gland.

Glass threads or fibers formed by the wind from bits blown from frothy lava or from the tips of lava jets or from bits of liquid lava thrown into the air. It often collects in thick masses resembling tow.

A toxic alkaloid found occasionally associated with the peptones formed from fibrin by pepsinhydrochloric acid.

The membrane of fibrous connective tissue which closely invests cartilage, except where covering articular surfaces.

th which surrounds a muscle, and sends partitions inwards between the bundles of muscular fibers.

Surrounding nerves or nerve fibers; of or pertaining to the perineurium.

The connective tissue sheath which surrounds a bundle of nerve fibers. See Epineurium, and Neurilemma.

The membrane of fibrous connective tissue which closely invests all bones except at the articular surfaces.

A kind of tobacco with medium-sized leaf, small stem, tough and gummy fiber, raised in Louisiana, and cured in its own juices, so as to be very dark colored, usually black. It is marketed in tightly wrapped rolls called carottes.