AZOBENZOYL 



SAGrTTETTE 



zide: a reddish crystalline substance obtained 

 from nitrobenzene. 



Azobenzoyl, (a-zo-ben'zoyl). [Azote and ben- 

 zoyl, q.v.] = CaiHigN2 : a crystalline sub- 

 stance obtained from ammonia and bitter- 

 almond oil. 



Azoic, (a-zo'ik). [Gk. a, not; zoon, animal.] 1. 

 Without any traces of animal life: used in 

 speaking of the earlier rocks, in which no 

 animal remains have been found. 2. "With- 

 out life, either animal or vegetable. 



Azoleic acid=(Enanthylic acid, q.v. 



Azote, (az'ot). [Gk. a, not; zoe, life.]=Nitro- 

 gen: which forms four-fifths of the atmo- 

 sphere, but will not support life. 



Azotic acid^Nitric acid, q.v. 



Azotides, (a'zo-tidz). [Azote, 2.v.]=Nitridea. 



Azoxibenzol, (a-zok-si-ben'zol). [Azote, oxy- 

 gen, and benzol, $.i;.]=Azoxibenzene, q.v.= 



Azoxybenzene, ( a-zok-si-ben'zen ). [Asote, 

 oxygen, and benzene, q.v.] = Ci 2 Hi N 2 O = 

 Azoxybenzol = Azoxybenzide=Azoxydifune: 

 a yellow crystalline substance obtained from 

 nitrobenzene. 



Azure-stone=: Lapis Lazuli, q.v. 



Azurite, (a'zu-rit). [F. azur, blue.]=Chessy- 

 lite=Lazulite: an ore of copper, composed 

 chiefly of hydrous carbonate. 



Azygous, (a'zi-gus). [Gk. a, without; zygon, 

 fellow]. Single: having no fellow. 



Azymous, (az'i-mus). [Gk. a, without; tyme, 

 leaven.] Unfermented. 



B. 



Babbitt's metal, (bab'bit). An alloy of cop- 

 per, tin, and zinc; named after the in- 

 ventor. 



Babel-quartz, (ba'bl). A variety of rock-crys- 

 tal, the form of which has some faint resem- 

 blance to the tower of Babel. 



Babiana, (ba-bi-a'na). [Baboon, q.v.] A plant 

 belonging to Iridacese, the roots of which are 

 eaten by baboons. 



Babingtonite, (bab'ing-ton-it). [Mr. Babing- 

 ton.] A mineral, chiefly silicate of iron and 

 calcium; a variety of hornblende. 



Babiroussa, ( ba-bi-roo'sa ) = Horned hog: a 

 wild animal of the boar kind, found in 

 Malay islands, having large and curved 

 canine teeth, 



Baboon, (ba-boon'). [Babouin, the French 

 name.] = Cynocephalus = Dog-headed mon- 

 key: a catarhine monkey, the ugliest and 

 lowest of the Quadrumana, almost exclu- 

 sively African: Jives on the ground amongst 

 hills and rocks; also called the Howling mon- 

 key of the Old World. 



Baccate, (bak'kat). [L. bacca, berry.] Berry- 

 like. 



Baccharis, ( bakTcar-is ). [Bacchus, god of 

 wine.] = Ploughman's spikenard : a plant, 

 belonging to Asteracese, haviug a wine-like 

 odour. 



Bacciferous, (bac-sifer-us). [Bacciferus, the 

 Latin word.] Bearing berries. 



Baccivorous, (bak-siv'or-us. [L. bacca, berry; 

 roro, I eat.] Feeding on berries. 



Bachelor's buttons. The popular name of a 

 variety of Ranunculus. 



Bacillary layer, (ba-sil'la-ri). [L. bacillum, 

 little staff.] In the retina of the eye: a layer 

 of minute rods and cones. 



Bacillaria, (ba-sil-la'ri-a). [L. bacillum, little 

 staff.] Used by Ehrenberg for a group of 

 Infusoria. 



Backbone, (bak'bon). [Back and bone.]=Ver- 

 tebrae=The spine : the central bone of the 

 endoskeleton. 



Backstays, (bak'staz). [Back and stay=to 



hold.] In a ship, long ropes from the mast 



head to the channels, helping to steady the 



mast. , ...I - 



Bacon-beetle=Dermestes lardarius: a beetle 



belonging to Necrophaga. 

 Bacteria, (bak-te'ri-a). [Gk. bakteria, little 



stick.J=Microzymes: very minute organisms 



found in infusions of hay. v. Spontaneous 



generation. 

 Bactris, (bak'tris). [Gk. baktron, cane.] A 



species of palm tree: the branches of which 



are used for canes. 

 Baculites, (bak'u-llts.) [L. baculum, a stick.] 



A group of Ammonites, with straight coni- 



cal shells, with many chambers; common in. 



chalk rocks. 

 Baculometry, (bak-u-lom'et-ri). [L. baculum, 



stick; metron, measure.] Used of measure- 



ment by rods or sticks. 

 Badge, (baj). [A.-S. beag, a crown.] A small 



port near the stern of a ship. 

 Badger, (ba'jer). [L. blada, corn.]=Meles: a 



nocturnal burrow- ^, 



ing corn - eating 



un). [Badigeon, tha 



French name.] A 



stone - coloured ce- 



ment or paint. 

 Baer's classification 



of animals, accord- Indian Badger. 



ing to embryological characteristics, of which 



the principal divisions are : Double symme- 



trical type=Vertebrata. Longitudinal type 



=Articulata. Massive type=Mollusca. Peri- 



pherie type=Radiata. 

 Bagrationite, (ba-gra'shun-it). A variety of 



Orthite. 

 Bagshot-beds. [Bagshot, in Surrey. ]=Brackle- 



sham beds: of coloured sands and clays, with 



few fossils, in Isle of Wight and Sussex, be- 



longing to Middle Eocene strata. 

 Baguette, (ba-gef). [The French name.] A 



small round moulding. 



