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GLUME 



a primary sub-division of Filicales or Ferns ; 



chiefly tropical. 



Glengariff grit=Dingle: a schistose and quart- 

 zoserock, corresponding with Upper Silurian. 



Glenoid surface, (glen'oid). [Gk. glene, socket; 

 eidos.form.] 1. Of the temporal bone, articu- 

 lating with the parietal. 2. Generally for 

 any similar surface. 



Gliadin, (gli'a-din). [Gk. glia, glue.]=Glutin: 

 one of the constituents of glue. 



Glires, (gli'rez). [L. glis, dormouse.]=Roden- 

 tia: used by Linnaeus for the group of animals 

 including the porcupine, beaver, rat, squir- 

 rel, &c. 



Glis, (glis). [L. glis, dormouse.] A rat-like 

 animal, belonging to Kodentia. 



Globe, (glob). (Globus, the Latin word.] The 

 earth ; named from its 

 form. According to geo- 

 logical and physical 

 theories, the earth was 

 formerly a molten globe ; 

 and, according to astro- 

 nomical and chemical 

 theories, it was formerly 

 an incandescent centre of 

 light and heat. G. .s/tes=:Gyinnodontidae : 

 have an air sac which, 

 when inflated, gives the 

 fish a spherical form. 

 G. stater=Sphaeroma : 

 sessile-eyed crustaceans. 

 G. flower = Trollius : 

 named from the globe- 

 shaped flowers. 



Globigerinae, (gl5-bij-er-i'no). [L. globu*. 

 globe; yero, I bear.] Minute foraminifera, 

 found in great abundance at the bottom of 

 the Atlantic. Found fossil iu Tertiary rocks 

 and in Chalk. 



Globiocephalus,'(glo-bi-5-sef 'a-lus). [L. globus, 

 globe; Gk. kepliale, head.] A variety of the 

 dolphin ; an animal belonging to Cetacea. 

 G. svineval=^Pi\ot whale. 



Globular, (glob'u-lar). [Globe, q.v.] Related 

 to a globe in form. G. minerals: which occur 

 in more or less complete spheres. G. projec- 

 tion, v. Map. 



Globulariaceae, (glob-S-la-ri-a'se-e). [Globu- 

 laria, the typical genus.]=Selagids : herbs 

 with alternate leaves, sessile flowers, and 

 two-celled fruit with pendulous seeds. 



Globulin, (glob'u-lin). [Globular, q.v.]=Cry- 

 Btallin : in blood globules ; the albuminous 

 substance of which they are mainly composed. 



Globulodus, (glo-bul'o-dus). [L. globulosv.s, 

 globular; Gk. odous, tooth. ] A ganoid fish, 

 known by fossil teeth, found in Permian 

 rocks. ! *- 



Glomerulus, (glom-er'u-lus). [L. glomero, I 

 make into a ball.] Globular accumulation: 

 e.g., bundles of capillary vessels in which the 

 renal arteries terminate within the Malphi- 

 ghian capsules of the kidneys. %. -*. 



Glonoine, (glo-noin')=Nitro-glycerine, q.v: 



Glossohyal bone, (glos-so-hi'al). [Gk. glossa, 



Globo-flah. 



tongue; Hyal, q. v.]= Lingual bone: a slight 

 bone supporting the tongue in some fishes 



Glossopetra, ( glos-so-pet'ra ). * [ Gk. glossa, 



tongue; petron, rock.] A general term used 

 for fossil teeth. 



Glossophaga, ( glos-of 'a-ga ). [ Gk. glossa, 

 tongue; phago, I eat.] Leaf-bat, &c.: an 

 animal, belonging to Cheiroptera. 



Glossopharyngeal nerves, (glos-so-fa-rin'je-al.) 

 [Gk. glossa, tongue ; Pharyngeal, q.v.] The 

 ninth pair of nerves, serving the tongue and 

 the muscles of the pharynx. 



Glottalite, ( glot'a-lit ). A mineral, chiefly 

 hydrated silicate of alumina and lime. 



Glottis, (glot'tis). [Gk. glotta, tongue.] The 

 aperture at the back of the mouth, forming 

 the entrance to the trachea or windpipe. 



Glow-worm=Lampyris noctiluca: an insect, 

 belonging to Coleoptera, which emits a phos- 

 phorescent light. 



Glucic acid, ( glu'sik ). [Glucose, q.v. ] Cjg 

 HigO9=Glucinic acid : obtained from sugar. 

 Apoglucic acid=0xidised glucic acid=Assa- 

 mar. 



Glucina. (glu-si'na). [Gk. glykys, sweet ]= 

 GO = Oxide of glucinum : named from its 

 sweet taste. 



Glucinurn, (glu-sl'num). [Glucina, q.v.]=G": 

 Beryllium: one of the earth-metals, a white 

 malleable metal, obtained from the emerald. 



Gluco, (glu'ko). [Gk. glykys, sweet.] A pre- 

 fix implying the presence of glucose, or deri- 

 vation from it. 



Gluco.citric acid, (glu-ko-sit'rik). [Gluco and 

 Citric, q.v.] A compound of glucose and 

 citric acid. 



Glucosan, ( glu'ko-san ). [Glucose, q.v.] = 

 CfiHjoOs: the anhydride of dextro-glucose: a 

 colourless amorphous substance, into which 

 gi-ape sugar is converted by the loss of some 

 of its water. 



Glucose, (gla'kos). [Gk. glykys, sweet. ]= 

 CeHiaOg: a saccharine substance formed 

 from the blood by the action of the liver; 

 also called grape sugar, liver sugar, <fcc. 



Glucosides, (glu'ko-sidz). [Glucose, q.v.] Ar- 

 butin, esculin, salicin, quercitrin, &c. : crys- 

 talline substances from which sugar can be 

 obtained. 



Glucotartaric acid, (glu-ko-tar-tar'ik). [Gluco 

 and Tartaric, q.v.] A compound of glucose 

 and tartaric acid. 



Glue, (glu). [Gluten, q. v.] A thick gelatinous 

 substance prepared from skins and other ani- 

 mal matter: an inferior quality of gelatin. 



Glue plant = Fucus tenax = Piocaria tenax : 

 used as glue or varnish. 



Glumaceae, ( glu-ma se-e ). [Glume, q.v. ] 

 Grasses, sedges, <fcc. : plants having the 

 flowers in glumes. , 



Glumaceous, (glu-ma'se-us. ) , [Glume, q.v.] 

 Related to Glumaceaj. 



Glumales, (gla-ma'lez). [Glume, 

 q.v.] Evergreen herbs, with cylin- 

 drical join ted stems, narrow leaves, 

 and scales for floral envelopes, 

 forming a division of Emlogens, 

 and including Cyperaceic, Gramin- 

 aceaj, &c. 



Glume, (glum). [Gluma, the Latin Glume. 

 word.] The floral envelope of grasses, &c., 

 formed of two bracts. 



