BELLADONINE 



BENZIDINE 



Belladonine. An alkaloid obtained from bella- 

 donna. 



Belladonna, (bel-la-don'na). [It. belladonna, 

 fair lady.] Atropa belladonna: a poisonous 

 plant, belonging to Solanacese, having a fruit 

 resembling the cherry. 



Bellatrix, (bel-la'triks). [Bellatrix, the Latin 

 name.] y Orionis, the north-western star in 

 the quadrilateral of Orion. 



Bellerophon, (bel-lerVfon). [Classical.] An 

 animal belonging to Heteropoda, known 

 only by shells found in Palaeozoic rocks. 



Bellis, (bel'lis). [L, bellus, pretty. ] I.Daisy, 

 a small wild flower, belonging to Compositae. 

 2. Sea-daisy, belonging to Actiniae, a sea- 

 anemone. 



Bellona. (bel-16'na). [Classical.] One of the 

 Asteroids, No. 28. 



Bellows, (bel'loz). [Bcelg, the A.-S. name.] 

 Applied to any machine for the purpose of 

 forcing air through a fire. 



Bellows-fish, (bel'lows-fish). [From its form.] 

 =Centriscus scolopax: an Acanthopterygiau 

 fish. 



Bell-worts, (bell'wurtz). [Form of flowers. ]= 

 Campanulaceso: herbs and shrubs with bell- 

 shaped flowers. 



Belodon, (bel'o-don). [Gk. belos, a dart; odous, 

 a tooth]. An extinct reptile of the crocodile 

 kind, fossil remains of which are found in 

 Triassic strata. 



Belt, (belt). [The A.-S. name.] B. of Jupiter: 

 two streaks of comparative darkness, one on 

 either side of the planet's equator. B. of 

 Saturn : appear to be of the same kind as 

 in Jupiter. B. of Orion: three bright stars 

 in the constellation Orion, v. Warrior's belt. 



Beluga, (be-166'ga). [Bieluga, the Russian 

 name.] A cetacean animal. 



Belvedere, (bel've-der). [It. belvedere, a fine 

 sight.] A small building, sometimes on the 

 roof of a palace, <fec., intended as a kind of 

 observatory or pleasure seat. 



Belvisiaceae, (bel-vi-si-a'se-e). [M. Beauvois, 

 its discoverer.] Napoleon-worts: bushes of 

 tropical Africa, with soft wood and berry- 

 like fruit, belonging to Myrtales. 



Bembidiidae, (bem-bi-di'ide). [Bembidium.] 

 A family of minute beetles, belonging to 

 Geodephaga. 



Bembridge series, [Bembridge, in Isle of 

 Wight.] The uppermost beds of Upper 

 Eocene strata, in which are found remains 

 of the Palgeotherium. 



Bends, (bendz). [A.-S. benden, to curve.] 

 The widest part of a ship. Anchor B., the 

 fastening of a cable to an anchor. 



Beneden's classification of animals. Hypo- 

 cotyledones Vertebrates. Epicotyledones= 

 Insects, Myriapoda, Crustacea, &c. Allo- 

 cotyledones=:Mollusca, worms, polyps, in- 

 fusoria, &c. 



Benetnasch, The Arabic name of the star 77 

 Ursae Majoris; also called Alkaid, q.v. 



Bengal hemp = Crotalaria juncea, a plant 

 belonging to Fabacese. 



Bengal quince=vEgle marmelos: a fragrant 

 plant, belonging to Aurautiacese, with an 

 orange-like fruit. 



Benic acid, (ben'ik). [Oil of ben.] Name 



given to two fatty acids obtained from oil of 



ben. 1. Benostearic acid = C22H.J4O2. 2. 



Benomargaric acid=Ci5H3oOo. 



Benjamin tree=Ficus benjairfina, q.v.; also 



Laurus benzoin, q.v. 

 Ben-nut tree=Moringa, q.v. 

 Ben-oil tree Moringa, q.v. 

 Bennett's electroscope=GoId-leaf electroscope: 

 two strips of gold leaf, usuallj' enclosed in a- 

 glass shade, in metallic communication with 

 a knob or plate at the top, which show the 

 proximity of any electrified body by diverging. 

 Benolic acid=C22H4oO2: obtained from erucio 

 acid. 



Bent, (bent)=Agrostis: a grass plant, belong- 

 ing to Graminacese. 



Bentham and Hooker's classification of plants, 

 Dicotyledones. 



Angiospermese. 

 Polypetalaa. 



Thalamiflorso. 

 Disciflorse. 

 Calyciflone. 

 Monopetalfe. 

 Monoch lam y deae. 

 Achlamydese. 

 Monocotyledones. 



Petaloidese. 

 Glumacese. 

 Acotyledones. 

 Acrogens. 

 Thallogens. 



Benzaldide, (ben'zal-did). [Benzoyl, q.v.]=s 

 Hydride of benzoyl, q.v. 



Benzamio acid, (ben'za-mik). [Benzoyl and 

 AmideSj^ q.v.] = Amido-benzoic acid = Oxy- 

 benzamic acid=C7H7N02: a crystalline sub- 

 stance obtained from benzoic acid. 

 Benzamide, (ben'za-mid). [Henzoyl and Amide, 

 q.v.]=C7~H7T3O: a primary monamide=:Am- 

 monia, in which one atom of hydrogen ia 

 exchanged for one of benzoyl, forming a 

 crystalline fusible substance. 

 Benzamil, ( ben'za-mil ). [ Benzoyl. ] = 

 ^23^20^203 : a crystalline substance obtained 

 from oil of bitter almonds. 

 Benzanilide, (ben-zan'i-Hd). [Benzoyl and 

 Aniline, q. v.]=Ci 3 H 11 NO= Aniline, in. which 

 one atom of hydrogen is replaced by one of 

 benzoyl=Ph enylbenzamide. 

 Benzene, (ben'zSn). [Benzol, q.v.l^CoHs 

 Pure benzol, g.y.=Bicarburet of hydrogen; 

 also called Benzine and Hydride of phenyl. 

 Benzene sulphuric acid = Phenylsulphuroua 

 acid CgHgSOs: a compound of benzene and 

 sulphuric acid. 



Benzhydramide, (benz-hl'dra-mid). [Benzoy], 

 Hydrogen, and Amide, 2.v.]=Cyanazobenzoyl 

 hydride = C 22 H 18 N 2 O. A crystalline sub- 

 stance obtained from essence of bitter almonds. 

 Benzhydrol, (benz-hid'rol). [Benzoyl and Hy- 

 drogen, q.v.] 1. A camphor obtained from 

 oil of cassia. 2. A constituent of the above; 

 the other constituent being benzhydrolic acid. 

 Benzidam, (ben'zi-dam). [Benzol, q.v.]=Phe" 

 nylamine Aniline, q.v. : so named from ita 

 being obtained from nitrobenzol. 

 Benzidjjie, ( ben'zi-din ). [ Benzene, q,v. ] 



