14G GLOssAiiy. 



Dis-in-te gra'tion . Dostnutioii, ur separation into parts. 



Ex-cre tion Throwing off useless matter from the animal 



system. 



Gla'cier An immense mass of moving ice. 



Herbiv'o-rous . . Eating lH'rl)s. Living upon vegetation. 



Hii luus A (lark or lirown sul)slanee, eommon in soils. 



In com-bus'ti-ble . Is'ot capaMe of l)eiug burned. 



Isobar A line indicating the jioints where the iu-iglit of tiie 



barometer is the same. 

 I so therm A line iudicatiug points where the temperature is 



the same. 

 Lac'te-als Passages through which blood is conveyed from 



the stomach and intestines to the blood-vessels. 

 Le-gu'mi-uous . . . rcrtaining to a class of plants, including peas, 



beans, clover, etc. 

 Ni-tri-fi-ca'tion . . A natural process by wliich nitrates are formed in 



the toil. 

 Nitrog'e-nous . . . Pertaining to nitrogen, or containing nitrogen. 



O'le-in The oily part of foods in the animal body. 



Pal'mi-tin One of the kinds of animal fat. 



Pet'ri-fied Converted into stone, or into a substauce like stone. 



Plu'mule The first bud, or ascending part of a young plant. 



Pro'te-in Those parts of food which furnish nitrogen. 



Ru'mi-nate To chew the cud. 



Ru'mi-nant .... An animal that chews the cud. 



Sal'i-va-ry Producing saliva. 



Se-crete' To separate ; as to se))arate fluids from the blood. 



Ste'a-rin One of the hard kinds of fat in the animal body. 



Sto'ma-ta Minute mouths or openings on the surface of 



leaves. 



TuTaer-ous Covered with or containing tubers. 



U're-a One of the waste substances of the system, sepa- 

 rated from tiio blood by the kidneys. 



