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FULMINATES 



Frieze, (frez). [J?me, 



the French word. 



The portion of an 



entablature,u sually 



sculptured, above 



the architrave and 



below the cornice. 

 Friga. No. 77 of the || 



minor planets, q.v. Frieze. 



Frigate, (frig'at). [Freyate, the French 



word.] A large vessel 



of war with two decks. 



J*. &2'rd=Tachypetes: a 



bird, belonging to Nata- 



tores, having very long 



wings and tail, and 



great power of flying. 

 Fringe - myrtles = Cha- 



Frigate. 

 Finches: small 



mselauciaceae, q.v. 

 Fringilla, ( frin - gil'la ). 



[L. fringilla, chaflSnch.] 



song birds, the type of Fringillidse. F. 



spintts=Barley bird. F. coelebs=Cba.f&nch.] 

 Fringillidse (frin-jil'i-de). [Fringilla, q.v.] 



Finches, larks, &c.: perching birds, with 



short thick beaks, belonging to Insessores. 

 Fringing reef=Coral reef: when apparently 



an extension of the coast. 

 Frisians, (friz'i-anz). A European race : the 



early inhabitants of Friesland and Western 



Holland generally. 

 Fritillary, (frit-il'la-ri)=:Argynnis; a butter- 



fly. 



Fritzscheite, (fritz'shlt). [M. Fritzche.] A 

 mineral resembh'ng Uranite. 



Frog, (frog). [Frogga, the A.-S. name.]= 

 Rana: a small hybernating amphibious ani- 

 mal, belonging to Batrachia, which is mostly 

 in the tadpole form when young. There are 

 130 genera of frogs, and 600 species; they are 

 scarce in Africa, and unknown in New Zea- 

 land. 2Vee.F.=Hyla. F. 6if=Hydrocharis. 

 F. cra&=Ranina: can climb trees, &c., found 

 on island's in Indian Ocean. F. fishes=Chi- 

 ronectes: a fish belonging to Telostei. F. 



Frond, (frond). [L. frons, leaf.] Combined 



stem and leaf, as in ferns. 

 Frondicularia, (fron-di-ku-la'ri-a). [Frond, 



q.v.] Fossil remains of Foraminifera, found 



in Chalk and Gault. 

 Frontal, (fron'tal). [L. frons, forehead.] In 



vertebrate animals, generally the upper part 



of the third cranial segment. 

 Frugivorous, (frd-jiv'o-rus). [L. frux, fruit; 



voro, I eat.] Feeding upon fruits. 

 Fruit, (frut). [Fructus, the Latin word.]= 



1. Ovary and seeds: the ripened pistil of a 

 flower, containing the ovules or seed-buds. 



2. The edible portion of fruits, consisting 

 chiefly of sugar and water, with a small 

 quantity of some free acid. Compound F.; a 

 number of carpels. 



Fruit-sugar = L{Bvulose=C 6 IIi 2 O 6 ; obtained 

 from fruits. 



Fruits, classification of. Dry indehiscent, one 

 seeded: nut, achenium, schizocarp. Dry de- 

 hiscent capsules: follicle, legume, silique, 

 capsule, pyxidium. Succulent, indehiscent: 



drupe=Stone fruits, berry. Succulent dehi- 

 scent: dehiscent capsule and berry. 



Frustum, (frus'tum). [The Latin word.] The 

 lower portion of a 

 regular solid, the 

 upper portion hav- 

 ing been removed. 



Fucacese, (fu-ka'se-g) 

 [Fucus, g.v.]=Sea- 

 wracks: aquatic 

 plants, some very 

 large, multiplied by 

 external spores,for- Frustum, 



ining a primary division of Algales. 



Fucoides, (fu-koi'dez.) [Fucus, q.v. ; Gk. eidos, 

 form.] Fossil remains of plants, found in 

 Lower Silurian rocks. 



Fucus, (fu'kus). [L. fucus, a lichen.] An 

 aquatic plant, the type of Fucacese. 



Fucusamide, ( fu-ku'sa-mid ). [Fucus and 

 Amide, q. v.] CisHisNaOg: a crystalline sub- 

 stance obtained from fucusol by the action 

 of ammonia. 



Fucusine, (fuTsu-sIn). [Fucus, q.v.] Ci 5 Hi2 

 N 2 03: a base obtained from fucusamide. 



Fucusol, (fu'ku-sol). [Fucus, q.v.] C 5 H 10 O 2 : 

 obtained from fucus and' other sea- weeds by 

 sulphuric acid. 



Fuel, (fu'el). [F. feu, fire.] Wood, turf, peat, 

 coal, lignite, hydrogen, &c. : any combustible 

 matter used for firing. 



Fulcrum, (fulcrum). [The Latin word]. A 

 fixed point in a Jever, 



or upon which it is ,. 1 p 



supported, and about I 



which it is free to A A 



turn. 



Fulgora, ( ful'go-ra ^ A, Fulcrum. 

 [L. fulgor, brightness. ]=Lantern-fly: an in- 

 sect belonging to Hemiptera. 



Fulgurites, (ful'gu-rltz). [L. fiilgur," light- 

 ning.] Sand tubes vitrified, and probably 

 formed, by lightning. 



Fulica, (fu'li-ka). [The Latin name.]=Coot: 

 an aquatic bird, belonging to Grallatores. 



Fuligula, (fu-lig'u-la). [L. fuligo, soot.]= 

 Pochard, &c. : duck-like birds, the type of 

 Fuligulinaj, probably named from the dark 

 colour of some of the feathers. 



Fuligulinse, (fu-lig-u-li'ne). [Fuligula, q.v.]= 

 Sea ducks: a family of birds belonging to 

 Natatores. 



Fuller's earth, (f6Tlerz)=An argillaceous bed, 

 with many fossil niollusca, belonging to the 

 Oolitic strata: composed chiefly of hydrous 

 silicate of alumina, some varieties of which 

 are included in Smectite, and some in 

 Kaolinite. Is useful because of its pro- 

 perty of absorbing grease. F. teasel=~Dip- 

 sacus fullonum: used in falling. F> herb= 

 Saponaria. 



Fulling (filling). [L. fullo, fuller.] A pro- 

 cess in woollen manufacture, in which the 

 cloth is cleaned and thickened. 



Fulminates, (fol'mi-nats). [L. fulmen, thun- 

 der.] M 2 C2N 2 2 : Salts of fulrninic acid, 

 which, when strack or heated, are explosive: 

 fulminic acid, in which the hydrogen is re- 

 placed by a metal, M. Argentic F. =Fulmi- 



