BRIDLINGTON 



BBONCHOCELE 



water. B. board: the timber supporting 

 the ends of a flight of wooden stairs. 



Bridlington beds. In East Yorkshire. Be- 

 longing to Newer Pliocene, with marine fos- 

 sils, indicative of an Arctic climate. 



Brig, (brig). [Brigantine, the French name.]= 

 Brigantine: a square- 

 rigged vessel with two 

 masts and fore and aft 

 mainsail. 



Brigade, (bri-gadO. [The 

 French name.] A com- 

 bination of several 

 regiments, battalions, 

 or squadrons, into one company. 



Bright's disease. [Dr. Bright. ]=Albumi- 

 nuria=Granular disease of the kidneys. 



Brill, (bril)=Rhombus vulgaris: a flat tish. 



Brilliant, (bril'i-ant). [P. briller, to shine.] 

 A diamond cut so as to reflect light very 

 vividly. 



Brimstone, (brim'ston). [A.-S. bryne, burn- 

 ing; and stone.]=Stick sulphur, q.v. B. 

 butterfly = Gonepieryx. rhamni. B. moth = 

 Rumia cratasgata. 



Brine, (brin). [A.-S. bryne, burning.] Water 

 containing salt, especially sea-water. B. 

 s7jnmps=Artemia: belong to Phyllopoda. 



Brining-boiler. The removal of the accumu- 

 lated salt from marine engines. 



Brisinga, (bri-sing'a). [A Scandinavian 

 name.] A rich crimson starfish, found at 

 200 fathoms, near Norway, in 1853: resem- 

 bles the extinct Protaster. 



Bristle -worts. [Bristle and worts. ]=Des- 

 vauxiaceae, q.v. 



Bristol stone=:Bristol diamond: a pure colour- 

 less variety of quartz. 



Brisure, (hre-sur 7 ). [F. briser, to break.] A 

 portion of a rampart which branches from 

 the main wall. 



Britannia-metal, (bri-tan'ni-a)=Tutania: an 

 alloy of antimony, bismuth, brass, and tin, 

 and, in some cases, arsenic; tin being the 

 chief constituent. 



British, (brit'ish). B. absolute unit, v. Unit. 

 B. 0wm=Dextrine=Gum (artificial), q.v. B. 

 tea .Made from elm leaves. B. tobacco='Yn&- 

 silago farfara. B. fossil mammalia, in Oolitic, 

 Eocene, and more modern strata. 



Brittle, (brifl). [A.-S. bryttan, to break.] 

 Can be easily broken into small pieces, but 

 not easily cut. . B. silver #Zance=Native 

 sulphide of silver. 



Brittle-worts, ( britl-wiirts > [Brittle and 

 wort, Q.v.]:=Diatomaee8e, q.v. 



Brixham cave, (briks'ham). [B. near Tor- 

 quay.] In which have been found flint in- 

 struments, and bones of extinct and extant 

 quadrupeds, including those of the elephant, 

 rhinoceros, horse, ox, stag, lion, hyena, bear, 

 dog, hare, and shrew. 



Briza, (bri'za). [The Greek name.]=Quaking 

 grass: a grass plant, belonging to Graminacese. 

 Broach, (broch). [Broche, the French name.] 

 A tapering steel instrument used for enlarg- 

 ing holes in metal. 



Broad-bill=Platalea leucorodia: a bird, also 

 called Spoon-bill, from the shape of the bill. 



Broad breast-boned apes = Anthropoid apes, 

 q.v. 



Broad gauge, (brawd'gaj). Used of a railway 

 that has a distance of 7 ft. between the rails. 



Broca's convolution. In the brain; discovered 

 by Broca. 



Broccoli, (brok'o-li). [The Italian name.] A 

 variety of the cauliflower. 



Brocket, (brok'et). A young red-deer. 



Bromacetic acid=C 2 H 3 BrO2 : obtained from 

 bromine and acetic acid: a monobasic deli- 

 quescent crystalline substance, which blisters 

 the skin. 



Bromal=C 2 HBr 3 O: obtained by the action of 

 bromine on alcohol; corresponds to chloral: 

 a colourless, pungent, acrid oil. 



Bromamide=Bromide of nitrogen. 



Bromanisic acidr^gl^BrOg: a white crystal- 

 line substance, obtained from bromine and 

 anisic acid. 



Bromanisol=C7H 7 BrO: a compound of bro- 

 mine and anisol. 



Brome grass, (brom). [Gk. broma, nourish- 

 meut.]=Bromus : a grass plant, of which 

 there are many varieties, belonging to Gram- 

 inacese. 



Bromelia, (bro-meli-a). [Bromel, a Swedish 

 botanist. ] The typical plant of Bromeliacese, 

 q.v. 



Bromeliacese, (bro-me-li-a'se-e). [Bromelia, 

 g.v.]=Bromel-worts=Piiie apples, &c. : Amer- 

 ican plants with short stems and numerous 

 seeds; belonging to Narcissales. 



Bromhydrins. A series of compounds ob- 

 tained by the action of bromide of phos- 

 phorus on glycerin. 



JBromic acid, (bro'mik). [Bromine, q.v.]= 

 HBr(>3=Hydric bromate: amonobasic liquid 

 acid. B. silver: native bromide of silver. 



Bromides, (bro'midz). [Bromine, q.v.] Com- 

 pounds of bromine with other elements, all 

 solid ; also compounds of bromine with 

 organic radicles. 



Bromine, (bro'min). [Gk. bromos, stench.]= 

 Br': a deeply-red heavy liquid, resembling 

 chlorine in properties: one of the Halogens, 

 q.V. 



Bromiodoform, (bro-mi-od'o-form). [Bromine 

 and iodoform.]=CHBr2l; a colourless vola- 

 tile liquid, formed by union of bromine and 

 iodoform. 



Bromite, (bro'mit). [Bromine, q.v.] Native 

 bromide of silver. 



Bromoform, (bro'mo-form). [Bromine and 

 formyl. v. Chloroform.]=(7HBr 3 : analogous 

 to chloroform: a limpid liquid, slightly com- 

 bustible. 



Bromus, (bro'mus). [Gk. bromos, wild oat.]= 

 Brome grass: belonging to Graminacese. 



Bromyrite= Native bromide of silver. 



Bronchi, (brong'ki). [Gk. bronchos, throat.] 

 The branches of the windpipe which convey 

 air to the lungs. 



Bronchial tubes, (brongTu-al). [Bronchi, q.v.] 

 Sub-divisions of the bronchi, ramifying in 

 the lungs and ending in minute air-cells. 



Bronchocele, (brong'ko-sel). [Gk. bronchos, 

 throat ; kele, swelling,]:=Goitre=Derbyshire 

 neck ; a swelling of the thyroid gland, pro- 



