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and ammonium.] A compound of barium 

 and ammonium. 



Barb, (barb). [From Barbary.] 1. A variety 

 of pigeon. 2. A horse of a Barbary stock. 



Barbacou, (bar-ba-koo'). A kingfisher. 



Barbara's cress. [St. Barbara; or a corrap- 

 tion of barbel's cress, eaten by barbels.]=Bar- 

 barea vulgaris. 



Barbarea, (bar-bar'e-a). [St. Barbara.]='Win- 

 ter-cress: an herb belonging to Brassicacese. 



Barbary-ape=Simia sylvanus. 



Barbasco, (bar-bas'ko):=Jacquinia artmllaris: 

 a tree found in tropical America, the sap of 

 which is used to poison fishes. 



Barbel, (barrel). [Barbus, the Latin name.] 

 =Barbus, q.v. A carp-like fish. 



Barberry, (bar'ber-ri). [Berberis, the Latin 

 name. ]=Berberis. A shrub, with edible 

 fruit. B. blight, a species of ^Ecidium, a 

 parisitic fungus, found on the barberry. 



Barbets, (bar'bets). [L. barbus, bearded. ]= 

 Puff-birds=Bucco: climbing birds, with large 

 conical-bearded beaks. 



Barbette, (bar-bet'). [The French word.] A 

 terrace or bank of earth, on the inner side of 

 a parapet, on which guns may be mounted. 



Barbican, (bar'bi-kan). [Barbacane,the French 

 name.] An outer fortification, intended for 

 the defence of an entrance or approach. 



Barbituric acid, ( bar-bi-tu'rik )=C 4 H 4 N 2 O3. 

 2H20: a crystalline acid, formed by action 

 of urea upon malonic acid. 



Earbule, (bar'bul). [L. barba, beard.] A 

 diminutive of beard. 



Barbus, (bar'bus). [L. larba, beard. ]= 

 Barbel. A carp-like fish, having fleshy, 

 beard-like projections at the mouth: fresh 

 water and herbivorous. 



Baregin. [Bareges, in France.] = Glairin= 

 Plombierin : a gelatinous or horny sub- 

 stance found in sulphurous thermal springs. 



Barge, (barj). [TheO. French name.] A boat, 

 about 30 ft. long, used for conveyance of offi- 

 cers and other persons of rank; a pleasure 

 boat. B. boards: used in gables of build- 

 ings, forming a decorative ending, and serv- 

 ing to keep off the rain. B. course: thejtilea 

 that project over the gable end of a house, 

 &o. B. couple: a strengthening beam. 



Baric, (ba'rik). [Barium, q,v.] Containing 

 barium as a constituent. 



Barilla, (ba-ril'la). [The Spanish name.]= 

 Barillor: ash of marine plants, especially Sal- 

 sola=Impure carbonate of soda. 



Barita, (ba'ri-ta). A crow-like bird. JB. tibi- 

 cen,=Piping crow of N. S. Wales. 



Barium, (bu'ri-um). [Gk. barys, heavy.]=Ba": 

 one of the metals of the alkaline earths, and 

 the heaviest of the alkaline metals; a yellow 

 substance which decomposes water by reason 

 of its affinity for oxygen. 



Bark, (bark). [Bern-can, the A.-S. name.] 1. 

 The outer coating of trees. Cascarilla B. of 

 Croxton eleutheria. Jesuit's B. of Solanum 

 pseudoquina. Peruvian B. of Cinchona con- 

 daminea. 2.=Barque, q.v. 



Barker's mill=Hydraulic tourniquet, q.v. 



Barley, (bar'li). [A.-S. here, barley; leac, 

 plant.]=Hordeum: a variety of com, espe- 



cially grown to be converted into inalt; one 

 of the cereals, q.v. Wall B. = Hordeum 

 murinum. 



Barley-bird, (barti-berd^Fringilla spinus: a 

 perching bird. 



Barley-sugar, (barli-su'gar). A transparent 

 form o sucrose. 



Barm, (barm). [Beorma, the A.-S. name.]= 

 Yeast: a fungus-like substance found in fer- 

 menting liquids, which has the property of 

 causing fermentation ; for which purpose it 

 is used in breadmaking. 



Barnaby- thistle. [Flowers about St. Bar- 

 nabas' day.]=Centaurea solstitialis : a plant 

 belonging to Compositse. 



Barnacle, ( bar'na-kl ). [Perna, the Latin. 

 name.]=Lepas anatifera: a small crustacean, 

 animal usually found adhering by the ped- 

 uncle to other animals, ships, rocks, &c. The 

 name is also said to be derived from S. beam, 

 child; aac, oak, from its being supposed to 

 grow on oak trees. 



Barnacles, (bar'na-klz). [Barnacle, q.v.]=. 

 Lepadidse, q.v.: a sub-division of Cirripedia. 



Barnhardtite, ( barn-hard'tit ). [Earnhardt's 

 Land, N. Carolina.] A mineral, chiefly sul- 

 phide of copper. 



Barnstickle, ( barn'stikl ) = Gasterosteus tra- 

 churu8=Stickleback: a small pond fish. 



Barocalcite, (ba-ro-kal'slt). [Baryta and Cal- 

 cium, g.v.j^Baryto-calcite, q.v. A translu- 

 cent mineral. 



Barograph, (bar'o-graf). [Gk. baros, weight; 

 grapho, I write.] = Recording barometer: a 

 barometer and auxiliary apparatus for regis- 

 tering its variations. 



Barolite, (bar'o-lit). [Barium, q. v.]=Witherite: 

 a mineral, chiefly carbonate of barium. 



Barometer, (ba-rom'e-ter). [Gk. baros, weight; 

 metron, measure.] Att 

 instrument for measur- 

 ing the pressure of the 

 atmosphere, and thus to 

 tell the height of a moun- 

 tain or the probable state 

 of the weather. 



Barometric, ( ba-ro-met- 

 rik). [Barometer, q.v.] 

 Connected with a baro- 

 meter. B. column: the 

 column of mercury which 

 in an ordinary barometer is supported by the 

 pressure of the air. B. height: the height of 

 the column of mercury, usually about 29 in. 



Barometz, (ba'ro-metz) Hare's-foot fern= 

 Aspidium barometz=Tartarian-lamb, q.v. 



Baroscope, (bar'o-skop.) [Gk. baros, weight; 

 skopeo, I mark.] A balance supporting two 

 balls, of unequal sizes but equal weights, in 

 air; in a lighter gas the larger ball falls; in a 

 heavier gas it rises. 



Baroselenite, ( ba- 

 ro-sel'e-nit ). [Gk. 

 fe?-7/s,heavy; selene, 

 bright.] = Barytes, 

 q.v. 



Barque, (bark). [The, 

 French name.] Pro- 1 

 perly, a three- 



BarometeR 



