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Calcar :: Calcar (n.) A curved ridge in the floor of the leteral ventricle of the brain; the calcar avis, hippocampus minor, or ergot..

Gilthead :: Gilthead (n.) The Crenilabrus melops, of the British coasts; -- called also golden maid, conner, sea partridge..

Platinichloric :: Platinichloric (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid consisting of platinic chloride and hydrochloric acid, and obtained as a brownish red crystalline substance, called platinichloric, or chloroplatinic, acid..

Palmitin :: Palmitin (n.) A solid crystallizable fat, found abundantly in animals and in vegetables. It occurs mixed with stearin and olein in the fat of animal tissues, with olein and butyrin in butter, with olein in olive oil, etc. Chemically, it is a glyceride of palmitic acid, three molecules of palmitic acid being united to one molecule of glyceryl, and hence it is technically called tripalmitin, or glyceryl tripalmitate..

Maundy Thursday :: Maundy Thursday () The Thursday in Passion week, or next before Good Friday..

Dolium :: Dolium (n.) A genus of large univalve mollusks, including the partridge shell and tun shells..

Hanger :: Hanger (n.) A bridle iron.

Ridgepiece :: Ridgepiece (n.) Alt. of Ridgeplat.

Trot :: Trot (v. i.) To proceed by a certain gait peculiar to quadrupeds; to ride or drive at a trot. See Trot, n..

Jaunt :: Jaunt (v. i.) To ride on a jaunting car.

Blanchimeter :: Blanchimeter (n.) An instrument for measuring the bleaching power of chloride of lime and potash; a chlorometer.

Hereditary :: Hereditary (a.) Transmitted, or capable of being transmitted, as a constitutional quality or condition from a parent to a child; as, hereditary pride, bravery, disease..

Ridder :: Ridder (n.) One who, or that which, rids..

Astrolabe :: Astrolabe (n.) A stereographic projection of the sphere on the plane of a great circle, as the equator, or a meridian; a planisphere..

Longitude :: Longitude (n.) The arc or portion of the equator intersected between the meridian of a given place and the meridian of some other place from which longitude is reckoned, as from Greenwich, England, or sometimes from the capital of a country, as from Washington or Paris. The longitude of a place is expressed either in degrees or in time; as, that of New York is 74¡ or 4 h. 56 min. west of Greenwich..

Mordicant :: Mordicant (a.) Biting; acrid; as, the mordicant quality of a body..

Stridulate :: Stridor (n.) A harsh, shrill, or creaking noise..

Monesin :: Monesin (n.) The acrid principle of Monesia, sometimes used as a medicine..

Capper :: Capper (n.) An instrument for applying a percussion cap to a gun or cartridge.

Water Bridge :: Water bridge () See Water table.

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