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Parted with unwillingly or unintentionally; not to be found; missing; as, a lost book or sheep.

A disease due to the presence of the parasites Agchylostoma duodenale, Uncinaria (subgenus Necator) americana, or allied nematodes, in the small intestine. When present in large numbers they produce a severe anæmia by sucking the blood from the intestinal walls. Called also miner's anæmia, tunnel disease, brickmaker's…

The anterior end of the notochord and its bony sheath in the base of cartilaginous crania.

. They have a movable lip and a lid to close the aperture of the cells. [Also written Chillostomata.]

Of or pertaining to the Chilostoma.

The first milk secreted after delivery; biestings.

A form of cloud. See Cloud.

A division of Bryozoa, in which the cells have circular apertures.

Pertaining to the Cyclostomi.

A glass of fishes having a suckerlike mouth, without jaws, as the lamprey; the Marsipobranchii.

Relating to a structure composed of a circular range of columns, without a core or building within. Weale.

A contrivance for producing manifold copies of writing or drawing. The writing or drawing is done with a style carrying a small wheel at the end which makes minute punctures in the paper, thus converting it into a stencil. Copies are transferred with an inked roller.

Having twice as many stamens as petals, as the geranium. R. Brown.

The condition of being diplostemonous.

An oven in which glazed pottery is fired; -- also called glaze kiln, or glaze.

Having but one series of stamens, and that equal in number to the proper number of petals; isostemonous.

Pertaining to the Holostei.

An extensive division of ganoids, including the gar pike, bowfin, etc.; the bony ganoids. See Illustration in Appendix.

Wholly solid; -- said of a barometer constructed of solid materials to show the variations of atmospheric pressure without the use of liquids, as the aneroid.

An artificial division of gastropods, including those that have an entire aperture.