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Kinic=Quinic, q.v. 



Kinit, (kin'it). [Gk. kinesis, motion.] Pro- 

 posed by Everett as" the unit of force, 

 relatively to the foot, pound, and second. 



Kinkajou, ( kin'ka-ju) = Potto = Cercoleptes 

 caudi volvulus: a bear-like animal. 



Kmone=Quinone, q.v. 



Kinonic=Quinonic, Q.V. 



Kino tree, (kl'no). l.=Pterocarpii3 marsu- 

 pium tree. 2. A gum-resi n obtained from it. 



Kirchoff, (kir'khof). [Prof. K.] K.'s lines'. 

 the absorption lines in the spectrum, q.v. 



Kitchen-middens, v. Danish K. 



Kite, (kit). [Cyta, the A.-S. name.] 1.= 

 Rhombus: a fish. 2. = Milvus: a bird. 

 Brazilian K.: Falco Brasiliensis. 



Kiwi or Kivi, (ki'vl). [The New Zealand 

 name.]=Apteryx, q.v. 



Klinometer, (klin-om'g-ter). [Gk. klinein, to 

 bend; Meter, q.v.] An instrument for 

 measuring the inclination of strata, <fec. 



Kloof wind. A N.W. wind at Cape of Good 

 Hope. 



Klumene, (kl5'mOn)= Acetylene, q.v. 



Knapweed, (nap'wCd)=Centaurea : an herb 

 belonging to Asteraceee. 



Knautia, (naw'she-a). A sub-division of 

 Scabiosa. 



Knawel, (naw'el)=Scleranthus: an herb be- 

 longing to Paronychiacese. 



Knee, (ue). [Kneo, the A.-S. word.]=Genou: 

 a general term for any bend, either in an 

 organic body or an artificial structure. 



Knight head. The timber next to the stem 

 of a ship. 



Knight's wheel. For botanical experiments 

 to show the method of the growth of plants: 

 plants are held in different positions on the 

 circumference of a wheel, so that their man- 

 ner of growth may be noted. 



Knot, (not). [Cnot, the A.-S. word.] 1.= 

 6082 ft.=A nautical mile=l geographical 

 mile+802 ft.=- 5 1 T5 - of a degree of latitude. 

 2. A division of the log line, q.v. 3. =Trin ga 



canutus: a bird belonging to Scolopacidse. 

 K. grrassrrPolygonum avicularia. K. worts= 

 IllecebracepR. 



Knuckle line. In the plan of a ship; showing 

 the angle of the stern. 



Koala=Phascolarctos fuscus= Kangaroo bear: 

 has teeth like kangaroo, viscera like wombat. 

 Kocab=/3 Ursas Minoris: a star in the con- 

 stellation Ursa Minor. 



Kolliker's classification of animals according 

 to nature of embryo and mode of growth 

 (1844). 



Vertebrata. 

 Articulata. 



Gasteropoda and Acephala. 

 Limax. 

 Cephalopoda. 

 Radiata. 

 Acalephs. 

 Polypi. 

 Worms. 



Koodoo, (k66'd66) = Strepsiceros Kudu: an 

 antelope of S. Africa. 



Koulan. (ko'lan) Asinus Onager: the wild 

 ass of Persia. 

 Koumiss, (ko'mis). [Kumys, the Russian word.] 



A spirit prepared from fermented milk. 

 Kreasote, (krc'a-sot). [Gk. kreas, flesh; soter, 

 preserver.] = CiaHjgOo: a highly-refractive 

 oily liquid, which burns when heated, and 

 which preserves animal substances from 

 decay =Creosote. 



Kreatine, (kre'a-tln). [Gk. Tcreas, flesh.] A 

 crystallinesubstance found in flesh, blood, &e. 

 Kresylic acid, (kre-sil'ik)=C 7 H 8 O=Kresol= 



Methyl-phenol. 



Kryolite, (kri'o-lit). [Gk. Teryos, frost; lithos, 

 stone.] Nearly pure soda, found only in 

 Greenland=:Cryolite. 



Kupfer-nickel. [The German name.]=Nicco- 

 lite, q.v. : a mineral of the nickel group. 

 Kyanite=Cyanite, q.v. 



Kyanol, (ki'a-nol). [Gk. Jcyanos, blue.] = 

 Auiliae, g..=Phenylaffline. 



L. 



L=Logarithm, q.v. 



Labrador series, (lab'ra-dor). [Labrador.]= 

 Upper Laurenti an rocks, q.v. 



Labradorite. (lab'ra-dor-it). [Labrador, where 

 found.]=Lime-soda felspar: a mineral of the 

 felspar group of minerals found in hypers- 

 thene rock, chiefly oxide of silver, aluminum, 

 and calcium. L. &orn&tende=Hypersthene. 



Labia, (la'bi-a). [L. labium, lip.] An insect 

 belonging to Forficulidse. L. minor= Little 

 Earwig. 



Labiatse, ( lab-i-a'te ). [L. labium, lip.] = 

 Lamiacese, q.v. 



Labidura, (lab-i-du'ra). [Gk. labis, pincers; 

 oura, tail.]=Labidoura: an insect, belonging 

 to Forficulidse, resembling the earwig, but 

 larger. L, gigantea Great earwig. 



labium, (la'bi-um). [L. labium, lip.] The 



lower lip in Articulata, formed by the union 



of the hinder pair of maxilla;. 

 Labrax, (lab'raks). [L. labrum, lip.] A fish 



belonging to Labridae. L. lupus=Essse>. 

 Labridae, (lab'ri-de). [Labrax, q.v. ; Gk. eidos, 



form.] = Wrasses, &c.: fishes belonging to 



Acauthopteri. 

 Labrum. (la'brum). [L. labrum, lip.] Tho 



upper lip in Articulata; also used for the 



outer lip generally. 

 Labrus, (la'brus). [The Latin name.] A fish 



the type of Labridse. L. maculatusL. 



bergylta=~B&l]a.n wrasse. 

 Laburnum, (la-be r'num). [The Latin name.] 



=Cytisus .laburnum: a tree belonging to 



Leguminacere. Alpine Z.=Cytisus alpinus. 

 Labyrinth, (lab'i-rinth). [Labyrinthos, the 



Greek word.{=Maze: a complex passage. L. 



