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Juno,(ju'no). [Classical.] No. 3 of the Minor 

 Planets. 



Jupiter, (ju'pi-ter). [Classical.] The largest 

 of the planets, having four moons; diameter, 

 85,000 miles; distance from sun, 478 millions 

 of miles; year equal twelve of ours; has two 

 belts or streaks of darkness across its face. 

 J.'s satellites: lo, Europa, Ganymede, Cal- 

 listo. /.'s^ower=Dianthus. 



Jurassic, (joo-ras'sik). [Jura Montains.]= 

 =Oolite and Lias formations: a sub-division 

 of the secondary strata, composed of suc- 

 cessive beds of clay, sandstone, and lime- 

 stone. 



Jurinite Brookite. 



Jussieu's classification of plants, chiefly 

 according to germination and petals : 

 Acotyledones. 

 Monocotyledones. 

 Dicotyledones. 

 Apetalae. 

 Monopetalae. 

 Polypetalse. 

 Diclines. 



Jute, (joot), The fibre of a plant belonging 

 to Corchorus, used for coarse cloths, cordage, 

 &c. 



K. 



Kadsura (kad-su'ra). A plant, found in Japan, 



which is the type of Schizandraceae. 

 Kadsurads. [Kadsura, 2.v.]=Schizandracese, 



Kafirs, (kafferz). S. African people. K . bread: 

 made from pith of Encephalartos caffer. 



Kainozoic, (ka-n5-zo'ik). [Gk. kainos, recent; 

 zoon, animal.]=Cainozoic=Tertiary, q.v. 



Kakodyl, (kak'6-dil). [Gk. kakos, bad; odme, 

 emell.] = As(CH 3 )2 = Kd=Arseniodirnethyl 

 =Cacodyl: a heavy poisonous fuming liquid, 

 which takes fire in contact with air, and 

 combines with oxygen, chlorine, &c., in the 

 same manner as a simple metal. K. oxide= 

 Kd 2 O=Alkarsin=Cadet's fuming liquid : a 

 colourless, foetid, poisonous fluid, which in- 

 flames in contact with oxygen. 



Kale, (kal). [Kaicl,tbe A.-S. name.]=Crambe, 



Kaleidoscope, (ka-li'do-skop). [Gk. kalos, 

 beautiful; eidos, form; skopeo, I show.] An 

 optical instrument, by which a pattern, 

 formed by the accidental grouping of a 

 number of small pieces of coloured glass, is 

 reflected so as to appear six-fold. The group- 

 ing can be varied at will, so that an endless 

 succession of patterns can be obtained. 



Kalendar, (kal'en-dar). [L. calendar, first 

 days of the months.] The arrangement of 

 the days and months of the year. v. Year. 

 Gregorian K.: arranged by Pope Gregory 

 XIII., 1582, when ten days were omitted as 

 a correction of the Julian K. Adopted in 

 Britain in 1752. v. Old style. Julian K.: 

 arranged by Julius Caesar, B.C. 46, the base 

 of the present calendar. 



Kali, (ka'li). [Qali, the Arabic name.] The 

 ashes of the glass-plant or Salicornia. v. 

 Alkali. 



Kalinite, (kal'i-nit). [Kali, q.v.]=A.]um: a 

 mineral, composed of sulphate of potash and 

 alumina. 



Kalium, (ka'li-um). [Kali.]=Potassium, q.v. 



Kalmia, (kal'mi-a). '[P. Kalm of Sweden. J= 

 American Laurel^ Calico-bush: a plant be- 

 longing to Ericaceae. 



Kames, (kamz). [Scotch.] Mounds and ridges 

 of land, crossing and recrossing each other. 



Kangaroo. 



Kampelite, (kam'pe-lit). A variety of mime- 



tite, q.v., containing phosphate of lead. 

 Kanakas. An Oceanic race. 

 Kangaroo, (kang'ga-r6)=Macropus: an herbi- 



vorous animal, be- .A 



longing to Marsupi- 



alia, found in Aus- 



tralia. K. bear= 



Phascolarctos cin- 



ereus. K. grass= 



Anthisteria Aus- 



tralis. K. rat= 



Macropus minor. 



yree^.=Dendrola- 



gus. Jf/iite K.= 



Albino, very rare. 

 Kangaroos, (kang 



ga-roz) = Macropo- 



didae: a su b-division of Marsupialia, q.v. 

 Kaolin, (ka'o-lin). [Kaoling, the Chinese 



name.]=Kaolinite=Porcelain clay=China : 



chiefly hydrated silicate of alumina, a mine- 



ral substance, belonging to the serpentine 



group, used in making the best kind of pottery. 

 Kathetometer, (kath-e-tom'e-ter). [Gk. kathe- 



tos, vertical height; Meter, q.v.] An instru- 



ment for measurement of small differences of 



height; as in the barometric column, &c. 

 Kathode, (kath'od). [Gk. kata, down; hodos, 



road.] The negative pole, or electrode, of a 



galvanic battery. 

 Katione, (kat-i-5'ne). [Gk. kata, down; ion, 



going.] The electro-positive elements of a 



chemical compound, which, during electro- 



lysis, go to the kathode or negative pole of 



the battery, c/. Anione. 

 Kayu puteh oil^Ca- 



jeput, q.v. 

 Keel, (kel). [Ceol, 



the A.-S. word.] 



The central lowest 



portion of a ship, 



extending from 



stem to stern. False 



K. : a covering to 



the main keel, in- . Keelson. 



tended as a protection. 

 Keelson, (kel'son). [Keel, q.v.] A timber 



