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FIORITE 



Fibroferrite, (fi-br5-fer'it). [Fibfe and Fer- 

 rum, q.v.] A mineral, chiefly hydrous sul- 

 phate of iron. 



Fibroin, (fi'broin). [Fibre, q.v.] C 15 Ho 3 N 5 O 6 : 

 the chief material of silk, q.v. 



Fibrolite, (fi'bro-lit). [Fibre; and Gk. lithos, 

 stone.] Chiefly silicate of aluminum; much 

 used for implements in the " Stone age." 



Fibrous tissue, (fi'brus). [Fibre, q.v.]=Con- 

 nective tissue, q.v. 



Fibula, (fib'u-la). [L. fibula, buckle.]=Splint- 

 bone: the small bone of the leg, correspoud- 

 i rig to the Ulna. 



Fioaria, (fi-ka'ri-a). [L.ficus, fig.]=Pile-wort 

 =Ranunculus F.: an herb, belonging to 

 Ranunculaceae. 



Fichtelite, (fik'te-lit). [M. Fichte.] A hydro- 

 carbon, found in fossils, and in Finns 

 Australis. F. group of minerais=C n Hon-4: 

 belongs to Camphene series of hydro- 

 carbons: includes Fichtelite, Hartite, Dinite, 

 Ixolyte. 



Ficoidales, (fi-koi-da'lez). [Ficus, q.v.; Gk. 

 eidos, form. ]=Mesembryaceae : herbs and 

 shrubs, with fleshy leaves, forming a division 

 of Perigynous Exogens. 



Ficoids, (fi'koidz). [Ficus, q.v.; Gk. eidos, 

 f or m.]= Ficoidales, q.v. 



Ficus, ( f i'kus ). [ The Latin name. ]= Fig- 

 tree : a wide-spreading tree, with short 

 thick trunk, belonging to Urticaceje. F. 

 lenjamina = Benjamin tree. F . car tea = 

 Common fig. F. cZai<ra=Caoutchouc tree 

 of India. F. Indica = Banyan tree. F. 

 religiosa=Bo tree. 



Field, (feld). F. Zmgr=Pentatoma. F. fare= 

 Turdus pilaris. F. glass: between the object 

 and eye glasses. F. lens=ihe lens of a com- 

 pound eye-glass which, is towards the field- 

 glass. 



Tieldite, (fel'dit). [Mr. Field.] A variety of 

 tetrahedrite. 



Fifth, (fifth). In music: the interval between 

 a note and another four notes higher. F. 

 nerve: the sensitive nerve of head and face; 

 moves the masticating muscles, and supplies 

 sense of taste to the tongue. 



Fig, (fig). [Fee, the A.-S. name.]=Ficus, q.v.: 

 a tree of which the fruit 

 forms a kind of bag. 



Fig- eater = Beccafico = 

 Sylvia: a bird belonging 

 to Insessores. 



Fighting crab = Gelasi- 

 inus bellator: a crab 

 having one claw very 

 large. 



Figures, (fig'urz). Chla- 

 dni's F., Faraday and 

 Melde'sF.,andLichten- 

 berg's F., q.v. 



Figure stone=Agalrnatolite, q.v. 



Fig-wort, (fig'wurt). [Fig and wort, q.v.]= 

 Scrophularia, q.v. 



Filbert, (fil'bert). [Fill-beard or Philbert.]=: 

 Corylus avellana: the cultivated hazel. 



File fishes=Balistes, q.v. : named from the 

 file-like appearance of their skins. 



Filicales= Ferns : vascular plants with spore- 



bearing leaves, forming a division of Acro- 

 gens,q.v. 



Filices, (fil'i-sez). [L. filix, fern.]=Ferns : 

 As arranged by Lindley 



Gleicheniacese. 



Polypodiacese. 



Osmuudaceae. 



Danaeacere. 



Ophioglossaceae. 



As arranged by Hooker 



Hymenophylleae^ Filmy ferns. 

 Polypodies =Maiden hair fern. 

 Osmundese=Fern-royal. 

 Ophioglossea3=Adder's tongue. 



Filicic acid, (fil'i-sik). [Filices, q. v.] C^H^Cy. 



an acid substance found in the root of Aspi- 



dium filix-mas. 

 Filicinse, (fil-is'i-ne). [L. filix, fern.]=Filices. 



v. Perleb's classification. 

 Filicoid, (fil'i-koid). [Filices, q.v.; Gk. eidos, 



form.] Fern-like. 

 Fillet, (fillet). [F. filet, thread.] A narrow 



moulding. 

 Fillings. Timber in the lower part of a ship, 



to strengthen it and prevent hogging, q.v. 

 Filter, (fil'ter). [Filtre, the French word.] An 



apparatus for separating water, or any other 



liquid, from any solid impurities in it, by 



means of a porous substance through which 



it percolates. 

 Filtration, (fil-tra'shun). [Filter, q.v.] The 



process of filtering a liquid, v. Filter. 

 Fimbrias, (fim'bri-e). [The Latin word.] 



Fringe-like processes: on animals, plants, <fcc. 

 Fin, (fin). [The A.-S. word.] An expansion 



of the integument 



in fishes, servingfor 



propulsion and sup- 

 port. Pectoral P.: 



analogue of an- 

 terior limbs. Yen- . 



tral F. : analogue of 



posterior limbs. 

 Fin-whale. A whale 



having a dorsal fin. 



= Balaanoptera and 



Physalus. 

 Finch, (finsh). [Fine, the A.-S. name.]= 



Fringilla ; also a general name for the family 



Fringillidae. 

 Finder. A small telescope attached to an 



astronomical telescope ; used to find more 



readily any required star, <fec. 

 Fingers, (fing'gerz). [The A.-S. word.] 



Digits : the terminations of the hand. First 



F.= Index F. 

 Finial, (fin'i-al). [L. finis, end.] 



The termination of a spire, 



pinnacle, &c.; often in the form 



of flowers, leaves, fruit, &c. 

 Finners, (fin'nerz). [Fin, q.v.] 



Fin-whales. 

 Finner, (fin'ner). [Fin, q.v.]= 



Finner -whale = Balaenoptera, 



q.v.; the largest animal known, 



90 feet long. 

 Fiorite, (fi'o-rit). A variety of 



opal, q.v. 



Fins. 



e, anal ; /, caudal ; 



a, dorsal ; c, pectoral ; 



d, veutraL 



