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One of the segments of the abdomen or post-abdomen of arthropods.

Having lobes like the ear; auriculate.

Blue carbonate of copper; blue malachite.

A kind of Muscovite, or potash mica, containing water.

A borosilicate of lime, first found at Danbury, Conn. It is near the topaz in form. Dana.

The portion of each apodeme developed from the interepimeral membrane in certain crustaceans.

A compact feldspathic rock; felsite. See Felsite.

A vitrified sand tube produced by the striking of lightning on sand; a lightning tube; also, the portion of rock surface fused by a lightning discharge.

A fossil bivalve mollusk of the genus Hippurites, of many species, having a conical, cup-shaped under valve, with a flattish upper valve or lid. Hippurites are found only in the Cretaceous rocks.

A rare sulphide of osmium and ruthenium found with platinum in Borneo and Oregon.

Same as Pleuron.

A tough, compact mineral, of a white, greenish, or grayish color. It is near zoisite in composition, and in part, at least, has been produced by the alteration of feldspar.

A salt of tellurous acid.

Having ears. See Aurited.

e blessed candles of the night. Shak. Candle nut, the fruit of a euphorbiaceous shrub (Aleurites triloba), a native of some of the Pacific islands; -- socalled because, when dry, it will burn with a bright flame, and is used by the natives as a candle. The oil has many uses. -- Candle power (Photom.), illuminating pow…

The fruit of a euphorbiaceous tree or shrub (Aleurites moluccana), native of some of the Pacific islands. It is used by the natives as a candle. The oil from the nut ( candlenut, or kekune, oil) has many uses.

The mineral azurite, found in fine crystallization at Chessy, near Lyons; called also chessylite.

A rock occurring in the Alps, consisting of saussurite and smaragdite; -- sometimes called gabbro.

Of or pelating to eurite.

A paramour; a favourite; a sweetheart; an engle. [Obs.] Toone.