592 GLOSSARY 



Fahrenheit, fa' rgn-hlt. A German physicist, 1686-1736. 



fallacy, fal' a-gy. False or unsound reasoning. 



fallowing, fal' o-ing. To cultivate land without attempting to raise a 

 crop. 



faucet, fa/ gt. A spout or tap for drawing water. 



fermentation, fer" mSn-ta' shon. Chemical changes induced by the 

 enzymes of organisms. 



filament, ffl' a-m8nt. A thread-like body, as the filament of an elec- 

 tric light bulb. 



flagella, fla-geT a (sing, flagellum). The swimming organs of micro- 

 organisms. 



Fliigge, fliig' ge. A German scientist now living. 



fluorine, floo' or-m. A pale, greenish, gaseous, exceedingly active chem- 

 ical element. 



franchise, f ran ' chls. A special privilege granted by the government. 



frost. Frozen dew; formation of dew at temperatures below freezing. 



fulcrum, ful' erurn. A support against which a lever rests or upon which 

 it turns. 



fungus, fun' gus (pi. fungi). A plant of simple structure; without green 

 color. 



fusion, fu' zhon. Melting. Act or process of changing a solid, as ice, to 

 a liquid. 



galleries, gal' er-iez. Underground passageways. 



gaseous, gas' e-tis. Pertaining to a gas or of the nature of a gas. 



gasoline, g&s' o-lm. A colorless, volatile, inflammable distillate from 

 petroleum. 



gauge, gag. An instrument for measuring pressure, as of illuminating 

 gas, water or steam. 



gauze, gaz. A woven wire fabric. Wire cloth-like, fabric used to dis- 

 tribute heat evenly. 



glacial, gla' shal. Pertaining to or caused by masses of ice. 



gluten, gloo' t8n. The sticky portion of wheat flour. 



gluttenous, glut' n-us. The act or habit of eating to excess. 



gradient, gra' di-gnt. The slope of barometric pressure, as from Dakota 

 to Missouri, Art. 276. 



gravity, grav' i-ty. The pull of the earth upon all objects near it. 



green plant. A plant which has the green pigment chlorophyll in its 

 leaves and other organs. 



hail, hal. Frozen precipitation, usually composed of alternate layers of 

 snow and ice. 



heredity, he-rSd' i-ty. The process by which qualities are transmitted to 

 offspring. 



horizon, ho-ri' zon. The line between the sky and the earth or sea 



