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Se Be oi 
Alembic, (Arab. Basil o CS a chimical vessel for distillation, with 
pref. Si the 1s a — vessel for distillation. 
Algebra, (Arab. pce the reduction of parts ¢ & a whole, or of fractions 
to a whole number, with pref. Si the, from ioe to bind up, to consoh- 
date, to make whole ; comp. Heb. 1323 to be strong, as if to be girded ;) 
* universal arithmetic, a general mode of computing by signs. Richard- 
son has given the Arabic word incorrectly. 
Alkali, (Arab. cs the ashes of a plant called glass-wort, from which 
ce ae 
alkali is obtained, with pref. J! the, from cs to fry ; comp. Heb. 
mp to roast ;) oe name of a peculiar class of chimical substances. 
Alkoran, (Arab. ne sf at liter. a reading, with pref. A the, from i 
to read; comp. Heb. 8)? to cry, to call, to read ;) the sacred book of 
_ the Mohammedans. Also called koran, q. v. 
Almagest, (Arab. magest = Gr. #éy:or0:, greatest, with pref. MN te;) 
the name of an astronomical work by Puls. 
ae a cs 
Almanac, (Arab. Bie a diary, calendar, with pref. ®) the ;) a diary, 
calendar. 
Cadi, (Arab. CS a judge, from ¢839 to decide, judges comp: Heb. 
mp to cut off, to judge: ;) among the Mol ae 
This word is not to be confounded with: alcaid, which has an entizely 
different se 
Caliph, (Arab. ents khalipha, a successor, vicegerent, from wits 
to succeed ; comp. Heb. 535 to pass along, to succeed;) a title given 
to the successors of Mohammed. 
Chimistry, (Arab. 4x4 kimia, as if the hidden art, from ¢5+<=> 
to hide ; ;) the science which teaches the nature of bodies. In usage it 
is TS — alchimy, q. v- 
Coffee, (Arab. yg kahwa, wine, also a decoction of coffee, from 393 
—_ iv. :* — frequently ;) the name of’a berry, and of a diteile 
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