GLOSSARY 



Abbatoirs Slaughterhouses. 



Abrasion A breaking of the outer layer of the skin or mucous membrane. 



Absorptive Having power to absorb. 



Accessories Assistants. 



Accrue To increase. 



Acidulation Act of making moderately sour or acid. 



Aerate To expose to action of air. 



Aerated Supplied or impregnated with common air. 



Agar Sea weed. 



Aggregate To collect into a mass. 



Albuminous Containing albumen. 



Alveoli Deep cavities in the receptacles of composite flowers, as the cotton- 

 thistle. 



Annual Yearly ; returning every year. 



Anthracuose A destructive disease of plants usually manifested by 1 dis- 

 colored spots. 



Antiseptic Preventing or destroying putrefaction. 



Aperture Opening. 



Aphid Bee-like insect. 



Aphids Plant lice. 



Appendicular Like a small appendage. 



Aspergillus Brush used by priests to sprinkle holy water. 



Assimilate To take up or change a thing or element, to make it harmonize 

 with another. 



Assimilated Incorporated or transformed into a homogenous part of some- 

 thing. 



Astringent An agent producing contraction of organic tissues. 



Autopneumatic Self-operated by air. 



Awn One of the barbed appendages known collectively as the beard, in 

 barley, oats, etc. 



Bacterial Pertaining to or consisting of bacteria in the widest sense ; result- 

 ing from or caused by bacteria. 

 Bacterial Resembling bacteria. 



Barrel Name given to large stomach of horse or cow. 



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