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ar tissue; an effusion of serum into the cellular substance, occasioning a soft, pale, inelastic swelling of the skin.

ed, in secreting cells, by constructive or anabolic processes, in the production of protoplasm; -- opposed to katastate. Foster.

Glass gall or sandiver.

barometer the action of which depends on the varying pressure of the atmosphere upon the elastic top of a metallic box (shaped like a watch) from which the air has been exhausted. An index shows the variation of pressure.

One of a class of "fallen angels;" an evil spirit; as, the devil and his angels.

One of a class of compounds which may be regarded as amides in which more or less of the hydrogen has been replaced by phenyl.

uniform temperature. -- Animal spirits. See under Spirit. -- Animal kingdom, the whole class of beings endowed with animal life. It embraces several subkingdoms, and under these there are Classes, Orders, Families, Genera, Species, and sometimes intermediate groupings, all in regular subordination, but variously arra…

To subject to great heat, and then cool slowly, as glass, cast iron, steel, or other metal, for the purpose of rendering it less brittle; to temper; to toughen.

The process used to render glass, iron, etc., less brittle, performed by allowing them to cool very gradually from a high heat.

Lasting or continuing only one year or one growing season; requiring to be renewed every year; as, an annual plant; annual tickets. Bacon.

A class of articulate animals, nearly equivalent to Annelida, including the marine annelids, earthworms, Gephyrea, Gymnotoma, leeches, etc. See Annelida.

To add on; to count in. [Obs.] Wollaston.

A mineral of the feldspar family, commonly occurring in small glassy crystals, also a constituent of some igneous rocks. It is a lime feldspar. See Feldspar.

of pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination, treated architecturally as a pilaster, with capital and base.

An ornament of the cymatium of a classic cornice, sometimes pierced for the escape of water.

The last syllable of a word except two, as -syl in monosyllable.

Of or pertaining to the last syllable but two. -- n.

The class of the Coelenterata which includes the corals and sea anemones. The three principal groups or orders are Acyonaria, Actinaria, and Madreporaria.

A solid hydrocarbon, C6H4.C2H2.C6H4, which accompanies naphthalene in the last stages of the distillation of coal tar. Its chief use is in the artificial production of alizarin. [Written also anthracin.]

A foot of three syllables, the first two long, and the last short.