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Same as Basic slag, above.

Same as Basic process, above.

The doctrine of Thomas Aquinas, esp. with respect to predestination and grace.

A follower of Thomas Aquinas. See Scotist.

A Thomæan.

An affection apparently congenital, consisting in tonic contraction and stiffness of the voluntary muscles occurring after a period of muscular inaction.

A fluoride of aluminium, calcium, and sodium occurring with the cryolite of Greenland.

A process of electric welding in which heat is developed by a large current passing through the metal.

Of or pertaining to Thomsonianism. -- n.

An empirical system which assumes that the human body is composed of four elements, earth, air, fire, and water, and that vegetable medicines alone should be used; -- from the founder, Dr. Samuel Thomson, of Massachusetts.

A zeolitic mineral, occurring generally in masses of a radiated structure. It is a hydrous silicate of aluminia, lime, and soda. Called also mesole, and comptonite.

A strap of leather; especially, one used for fastening anything. And nails for loosened spears, and thongs for shields, provide. Dryden. Thong seal (Zoöl.), the bearded seal. See the Note under Seal.

Of or pertaining to a group of carnivores, including the wovels and the dogs.

The god of thunder, and son of Odin.

The operation of puncturing the chest wall so as to let out liquids contained in the cavity of the chest.

Of or pertaining to the thorax, or chest. Thoracic duct (Anat.), the great trunk of the lymphatic vessels, situated on the ventral side of the vertebral column in the thorax and abdomen. See Illust. of Lacteal.

A division of cirripeds including those which have six thoracic segments, usually bearing six pairs of cirri. The common barnacles are examples.

Same as Stethometer.

A remodeling or reshaping of the thorax; especially, the operation of removing the ribs, so as to obliterate the pleural cavity in cases of empyema.

An extensive division of Crustacea, having a dorsal shield or carapec