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.) which is of a gelatinous rather than a crystalline nature, and which diffuses itself through animal membranes or vegetable parchment more slowly than crystalloids do; -- opposed to crystalloid.

at circles intersecting at right angles in the poles of the equator. One of them passes through the equinoctial points, and hence is denominated the equinoctial colure; the other intersects the equator at the distance of 90º from the former, and is called the solstitial colure. Thrice the equinoctial line He circled; f…

pace over, or in front of , a boiler furnace where the gases from the fire become more thoroughly mixed and burnt. (b) The clearance space in the cylinder of an internal combustion engine where the charge is compressed and ignited.

To comply; to yield; to surrender. "We need not fear his coming in" Massinger. (e) To be brought into use. "Silken garments did not come in till late." Arbuthnot. (f) To be added or inserted; to be or become a part of. (g) To accrue as gain from any business or investment. (h) To mature and yield a harvest; as, the cro…

e; surrounded with comforts; but it is with the former only that the word consolation is brought into comparison. As thus compared, consolation points to some specific source of relief for the afflicted mind; as, the consolations of religion. Comfort supposes the relief to be afforded by imparting positive enjoyment, a…

Without comfort or comforts; in want or distress; cheerless. Comfortless through turanny or might. Spenser.

A rough, hairy, perennial plant of several species, of the genus Symphytum.

A district under the administration of a military commander or governor. [R.] Brougham.

of another; pity; compassion. And pluck commiseration of his state From brassy bosoms and rough hearts of flint. Shak.

rally; ordinarily; frequently; for the most part; as, confirmed habits commonly continue trough life.

Parliament, consisting of representatives elected by the qualified voters of counties, boroughs, and universities. It is agreed that the Commons were no part of the great council till some ages after the Conquest. Hume.

The act or process of making complete; the getting through to the end; as, the completion of an undertaking, an education, a service. The completion of some repairs. Prescott.

fused relation of parts; entaglement; complexity. A complication of diseases. Macaulay. Through and beyond these dark complications of the present, the New England founders looked to the great necessities of future times. Palfrey.

A space left unroofed over the court of a Roman dwelling, through which the rain fell into the impluvium or cistern.

nd; esp., a composition of various substances (as muck, mold, lime, and stable manure) thoroughly mingled and decomposed, as in a compost heap. And do not spread the compost on the weeds To make them ranker. Shak.

single life. D. Webster. The same strength of expression, though more compressed, runs through his historical harangues. Melmoth.

he modern projectile, having a soft core and harder jacket, is subjected to compression throughout the entire cylindrical part.

Of the same color throughout.

conduct of war. Paley. The conduct of the state, the administration of its affairs. Ld. Brougham.

Transmission through, or by means of, a conductor; also, conductivity. [The] communication [of heat] from one body to another when they are in contact, or through a homogenous body from particle to particle, constitutes conduction. Amer. Cyc.