Glyph

n.

A sunken channel or groove, usually vertical. See Triglyph.

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Federative

a.

Uniting in a league; forming a confederacy; federal.

Sclerometer

n.

An instrument for determining with accuracy the degree of hardness of a mineral.

Laurin

n.

A white crystalline substance extracted from the fruit of the bay (Laurus nobilis), and consisting of a complex mixture of glycerin ethers of several organic acids.

Adenous

a.

Same as Adenose.

Nome

Alt. of Nomen

Rub

v. t.

To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the action of something moving back and forth; as, to rub the flesh with the hand; to rub wood with sandpaper.

Hemiprotein

n.

An insoluble, proteid substance, described by Schutzenberger, formed when albumin is heated for some time with dilute sulphuric acid. It is apparently identical with antialbumid and dyspeptone.

Upskip

n.

An upstart.

Verecund

a.

Rashful; modest.

Garget

n.

The throat.

Addled

imp. & p. p.

of Addle

Flat

superl.

Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly so, without prominences or depressions; level without inclination; plane.