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See Somite.

A cyst containing matter like suet.

Of the nature of steatoma.

A hypothetical component of a chemical atom, on the theory that the elements themselves are complex substances; -- called also atomicule.

A tumor, sometimes found in newborn children, which is made up of a heterigenous mixture of tissues, as of bone, cartilage and muscle.

Consisting of four atoms; having four atoms in the molecule, as phosphorus and arsenic.

Having three atoms; -- said of certain elements or radicals.

An instrument for removing the uvula.

The operation of removing the uvula.

A viameter.

Hence: A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot. I 'll not wag an ace further. Dryden. To bate an ace, to make the least abatement. [Obs.] -- Within an ace of, very near; on the point of. W. Irving.

A gaseous compound of carbon and hydrogen, in the proportion of two atoms of the former to two of the latter. It is a colorless gas, with a peculiar, unpleasant odor, and is produced for use as an illuminating gas in a number of ways, but chiefly by the action of water on calcium carbide. Its light is very brilliant. W…

That part of anatomy which describes the glands.

A kind of atomizer for applying liquid coloring matter in a spray by compressed air.

nia in which a part of the hydrogen has been replaced by basic, and another part by acid, atoms or radicals.

sistance to oxidation, and for its lightness, pertaining a specific gravity of about 2.6. Atomic weight 27.08. Symbol Al. Aluminium bronze or gold, a pale gold- colored alloy of aluminium and copper, used for journal bearings, etc.

acid element or radical. It may also be regarded as ammonia in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by an acid atom or radical. Acid amide, a neutral compound formed by the substitution of the amido group for hydroxyl in an acid.

te state, which may be regarded as ammonia from the molecule of which one of its hydrogen atoms has been removed; -- called also the amido group, and in composition represented by the form amido.

of strongly basic substances derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms by a basic atom or radical.

A compound of the radical amyl with oxygen and a positive atom or radical.