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A king and lawgiver of Crete, fabled to be the son of Jupiter and Europa. After death he was made a judge in the Lower Regions.

Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease.

Terminating in a flat, narrow end. Lindley.

A diffusible substance formed from albumin by the action of natural or artificial gastric juice. See Peptone.

A morbid condition due to excessive increase of albuminous elements in the blood.

Pertaining to, or containing, albumen; having the properties of, or resembling, albumen or albumin. -- Al*bu"mi*nous*ness, n.

The quality or state of being luminous; luminousness.

A carbohydrate of the glucose group found in the thickened endosperm of certain seeds, and extracted as yellow sirup having a sweetish-bitter taste.

A genus of plants of the natural order Leguminosæ. The species are chiefly natives of the Cape of Good Hope.

In certain games, as dominos, a fund of pieces from which the players are allowed to draw. Bank credit, a credit by which a person who has give -- Bank of deposit, a bank which receives money for safe keeping. -- Bank of issue, a bank which issues its own notes payable to bearer.

; particularly, a half mask worn at masquerades, to conceal the upper part of the face. Dominos were formerly worn by ladies in traveling.

Belonging to, or resembling, a very large natural order of plants (Leguminosæ), which bear legumes, including peas, beans, clover, locust trees, acacias, and mimosas.

The light thus produced; luminosity; phosphorescence.

ch as antialbumose, hemialbumose, etc., are mixed with the true peptones. Also termed albuminose.

ossessing both acid and basic properties. On account of its infusibility, and brilliant luminosity when incandescent, it is used as an ingredient of sticks for the Drummomd light.