ANTHRACENE 



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ANTIUM 



Anthracene, (an'thra-sen). [Gk. anthrax, live 

 coal.] = Paranaphthalin = C 14 Hi : a white 

 crystalline hydrocarbon obtained from coal 

 tar. 



Anthracite coal, ( an'thra-sit ). [ Gk. an- 

 thrax, coal.] = Stone coal = Culm = Blind 

 coal=Glance coal: a hard shining variety of 

 coal, which burns without much flame or 

 smoke, owing to the small quantity of bitu- 

 men, composed chiefly of carbon. 



Anthraconite, (an-thra'ko-nit). [Gk. anthrax, 

 coal. ]= Black marble. 



Anthracosaurus, (an-thra-ko-saw'rus). [Gk. 

 anthrax, coal; saurus, lizard.] A large lizard- 

 like reptile, known only by fossil remains 

 found in coal. 



Anthracosiae, (an-thra-ko'si-e). [Gk. anthrax, 

 coal.] Bivalve shells found in or near coal. 



Anthracotherium, (an-tb ra-ko- the'ri-um). Gk. 

 anthrax, coal; therion, beast.] A pachy- 

 dermatous animal, known only by fossil 

 remains found in coal. 



Anthraflavic acid, (an-thra-fla'vik)=Ci 5 H 10 O4 

 = Monoxy anthraquinone, 



Anthrakerpeton, (an-thra-ker'pe-ton). [Gk. 

 anthrax, coal; herpeton, lizard.] A small air- 

 breathing reptile, known only by fossil re- 

 mains found in coal-fields. 



Anthropography, ( an-thro-pog'ra-fi ). [Gk. 

 anthropos, manigrrap/io, I write.] The account 

 of the distribution, customs, and manners of 

 men. 



Anthropoid, (an'thro-poid or an-thro'poid). 

 [Gk. anthropos, man; eidos, form.] Applied 

 to those apes, such as the Siamang Gibbon, 

 which approximate most nearly to the 

 human form. 



Anthropolite, (an-throp'o-lite). [Gk. anthropos, 

 man; lithos, stone.] A term used to express 

 any petrified human remains. 



Anthropology, (an-thro-po'lo-ji). [Gk. anthro- 

 pos.man; o0os,discourse.] The science of man: 

 the natural history of the human species. 



Anthropomorphous, (an-thro-po-mor'fus). [Gk. 

 anthropos, man; morphe, shape.] Having 

 the form of man. 



Anthropomorphous apes = Anthropoid apes: 

 gorilla, chimpanzee, and orang. Hylobates 

 is sometimes considered to belong to this 

 group. 



Anthropophagous, (an-thro-pof'a-gus). [Gk. 

 anthropos, man; phago, I eat.] Cannibal. 



Anthropotomy, (an-thro-pot'o-mi). [Gk. an- 

 thropos, man; temnein, to cut. ]= Anatomy 

 confined to the human body; the study of 

 man's anatomy. 



Anthyllis,(an'thil-lis.) Kidney- vetch ; an herb 

 belonging to Fabacese. 



Antiarin, ( an-ti'ar-in )=Ci4H2oO5+ 2H20 : a 

 poison obtained from the upas tree= Antiaris, 

 q.v. 



Antiaris, ( an-ti'ar-is ). [Antjar, the native 

 name. ] A genus of Artocarpaceee, including 

 the poisonous upas tree and sack tree, found 

 in Java. 



Antibrachium, (an-ti-brak'i-um). [The Latin 

 name.] The fore-arm of the higher verte- 

 brata=Ulna and radius. 



Anticlinal, (an-ti-kli'nal). [Gk. anti, against; 



klinein, to bend.) Sloping away in different 

 directions. A. curve: formed by strata that 

 curve concavely downwards. A. line: the 

 line from which strata slopes: a vertical line 

 passing through the middle of an anticlinal 

 curve: cf. synclinal. 



Antichthones, (an-tik'thonz). People living far 

 apart on the same latitudes. 



Antidesmeae, (au-ti-des'me-e) = Stilaginaceae, 

 q.v. 



Antihelix, (an-ti'he-liks). [Gk; anti, against; 

 helix, margin of ear.] The elevation within 

 the outer border of the external ear in man; 



Antilogous pole, in a crystal which is being 

 electrified by heat that end which is nega- 

 tive, and afterwards when cooling, positive. 



Antilope, (au'ti-lop)= Antelope, q.v. 



Antimoniates, (an-ti-mo'ni-ates). [Antimony, 

 q.v.] Compounds of antimonic acid with the 

 metals of the alkalies. Ex. Potassic anti- 

 moniate. 



Antimonic acid, (an-ti-mo'nik). [Antimony, 

 $.v.]=npw called antimonic anhydride, q.v. 



Antimonious acid, (an-ti-mo'ni-us). [Anti- 

 mony, q.v.]. Now called antimonious anti- 

 moniate=Sb2O4: a compound obtained from 

 antimonic anhydride, which possesses no acid 

 properties. 



Antimonite, (an'tim-o-nit). [Antimony, q.v.] 

 A mineral of the antimony group: the chief 

 ore of antimony. 



Antimoniuretted hydrogen, ( an-ti-mo-ni-u- 

 ret'ted)=H 3 Sb: an inflammable gas obtained 

 from dissolving antimony in sulphuric acid. 



Antimony, (ant'i-mo-ni). [Antimonium, the 

 Latin name.]=Sb'"=Stibium: a brittle crys- 

 talline metal, in great use as a constituent of 

 Britannia metal, type metal, pewter, &c. : 

 one of the phosphorus group. A. glance, 

 an ore of antimony. A. </roitp=Antimonite, 

 Jamesonite, &c. : soft and easily fusible min- 

 erals, which colour the blowpipe flame green, 

 and contains antimony as a chief constituent. 



Antinous, (an-tin'o-us). [Classical.] A part 

 of the constellation Aquila, q. v. 



Antipathidse, (an-ti-path'i-de). A division of 

 Zoantharia sclerobasica, q.v. 



Antiphlogistic, (an-ti-flo-jist'ik). [Gk. anti, 

 against; phlogizo, I burn.] Preventing, or 

 tending to prevent, consumption by burning. 



Antipodes, (an-tip'o-dez). [Gk. anti, against; 

 podes, feet.] Inhabitants of opposite sides 

 of the globe. 



Antirrhineae, (an-tir-hi'ne-e). [Antirrhinum, 

 q.v.] 1. A sub-division of Scrophulariacese, 

 includes toadflax and snapdragon. 2. Also 

 used, by De Candolle, a9=Scrophulariacese. 



Antirrhinum, ( an-tir-hi'num ). [Gk. anti, 

 against; rhin, snout. Form of flower. ]=Snap- 

 dragon: an herb belonging to Scrophula- 

 riaceae. 



Antisoii, (an-tis'si-i). [Gk. anti, against; tkia, 

 shadow. ]=Antiscians: people living on dif- 

 ferent sides of the equator, so that their sha- 

 dows are, at noontide, in opposite direc- 

 tions. 



Antium, (an'ti-um). The porch to a southern 

 door; that to a northern door being a por- 

 tium. 



