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A white metallic alloy; which is made into spoons, forks, teapots, etc. British plate or German silver. See German silver, under German.

A web-footed bird, of the genus Diomedea, of which there are several species. They are the largest of sea birds, capable of long- continued flight, and are often seen at great distances from the land. They are found chiefly in the southern hemisphere.

Whiteness. Specifically: (Astron.) The ratio which the light reflected from an unpolished surface bears to the total light falling upon that surface.

on, whether negro, Indian, or white, in whom by some defect of organization the substance which gives color to the skin, hair, and eyes is deficient or in a morbid state. An albino has a skin of a milky hue, with hair of the same color, and eyes with deep red pupil and pink or blue iris. The term is also used of the lo…

The imaginary milk-white animal on which Mohammed was said to have been carried up to heaven; a white mule.

white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; -- a term applied to textures, humors, etc., which are perfectly white.

A white tablet on which anything was inscribed, as a list of names, etc.

Dung of dogs or hyenas, which becomes white by exposure to air. It is used in dressing leather, and was formerly used in medicine.

A thick, viscous nitrogenous substance, which is the chief and characteristic constituent of white of eggs and of the serum of blood, and is found in other animal substances, both fluid and solid, also in many plants. It is soluble in water is coagulated by heat ad by certain chemical reagents. Acid albumin, a modifica…

The substance of the cells which inclose the white of birds' eggs.

One of a class of organic principles (called also proteids) which form the main part of organized tissues. Brunton.

A morbid condition in which albumin is present in the urine.

The bleak, a small European fish having scales of a peculiarly silvery color which are used in making artificial pearls.

The jurisdiction or office of an alcalde; also, the building or chamber in which he conducts the business of his office.

An oriental shrub (Lawsonia inermis) from which henna is obtained.

An imaginary art which aimed to transmute the baser metals into gold, to find the panacea, or universal remedy for diseases, etc. It led the way to modern chemistry.

y simple distillation from various vegetable juices and infusions of a saccharine nature, which have undergone vinous fermentation.

A crystallizable compound of a salt with alcohol, in which the latter plays a part analogous to that of water of crystallization. Graham.

The process or method of ascertaining the proportion of pure alcohol which spirituous liquors contain.

A group of soft-bodied Alcyonaria, of which Alcyonium is the type. See Illust. under Alcyonaria.