SACCHARINE 



BAUCAOU 



Saccharine, (sak'ka-rin). [L. saccharum,sugax.] 

 S. group of organic co?Jip0nds=AmyJaceous 

 group = Hydrates of carbon: sugars and 

 starches: sucrose, lactose, dextrose, starch, 

 gum arabic, &c. ; found abundantly in 



Saccharomyces, (sak-ka-ro-nri's5z). [L. sac- 

 charum, sugar; mykes, mushroom.l Yeast- 

 fungi=Ferment of beer, of flour-leaven, of 

 must of wine, &c. ; small round cells, growing 

 in fluids, and causing alcoholic fermentation, 

 belonging to Ascomycetes. 



Saccharose, (sak'ka-ros). [L. saccharum.sng&r.] 

 =Cane-sugai Sucrose, v. Sugar. Hydrated 

 S.=Dextrose. 



Saccharous, (sakTca-rus). [L. taecharum, 

 sugar.] Relating to sugar. S. fermentation: 

 one of the varieties of fermentation, of which 

 sugar is one of the chief products. 



Saccharum, (sak'ka-rum). [L. saccharum, 

 sugar.] A plant belonging to Graminaceae. 

 S. q$cinai=Indian salt. S. officinarum= 

 Sugar-cane. 



Saccular, (sak'ku-lar). [L. sacculus, little 

 sack.] Sack-like. 



Sack-tree=Antiaris, q.v. The bark i>s taken 

 off bodily and used as sacks. 



Sacrum, (sa'krum). [L. os, bone: sacrum, 

 sacred.] The vertebrae which, together with 

 the ilia, form the pelvis, formed by the an- 

 chylosis of the sacral vertebrae. 



Sadalmelik. [The Arabic name.]=a Aquarii: 

 chief star of the constellation Aquarius. 



Safety, S. lamp: an oil lamp surrounded by 

 a fine metallic gauze, which ab- 

 sorbs the heat of the flame and 

 prevents it lighting any exterior 

 gas. S. valve : an opening in a 

 steam-boiler, covered by a loaded 

 Talve, so that the steam can es- 

 cape when its tension is suffi- 

 cient to raise it. 



Safflower, (saf'flow-er). [Saffron 

 and JF7ower.]=Carthamus tine- 

 tori us, from which a red dye- 

 stuff is obtained. Safety lamp. 



Saffron, (saffron). [Safran, the 

 French word.] = Dried stigmas of Crocus 

 sativa, a yellow dye-stuff. Bastard S.=Car- 

 thamus i tinctorius. Meadow S. = Colchi- 

 cum. 



Sagina, (sa-ji'na)=Pearl-wort: a small herb 

 belonging to Caryophyllacese. 



Sage, (saj). [The French name.]=Salvia: an 

 aromatic herb belonging to Lamiaceae. Wood 

 S. =Teucrium scorodonia. 



Sagging, (sag'ging). [A.-S. sigan, to sink 

 down.] The strain in a ship's timbers which 

 tends to break it in half across the keel, as 

 when unduly' laden amidships, cf. Hogg- 

 ing. 



Sagitta, (saj'it-ta). [ L. sagitta, arrow. ] 1. 

 =The Arrow : one of the northern con- 

 stellations, containing a rich cluster of 

 stars, Messier Sagitta. 2. =. Chaetognatha, 

 q.v. 



Sagittaria, (saj-i-ta'ri-a). [L. sagitta, arrow.] 

 = Arrow-bead; an herb belonging to Alia- 



Sagittarius. 



[The American name.] 



Sagoin. 



Sagittarius, (saj-i- 

 ta'ri-us). [The 

 Latin name.] The 

 Archer: the ninth 

 sign of the zodiac; 

 one of the autu m- 

 nal signs. 



Sago, ( sa ' go ). 

 [Sagu, the Malay 

 name.] A va- 

 riety of starch 

 obtained from 

 the sago palm. 



Sagoin, (sa-goin'). 

 =Sagouin : a monkey 

 belonging to Callithrix, 

 q.v. 



Sahlite, (sa'llt). [Sahla, 

 in Sweden; Gr. lithos, 

 stone.]=Malacolite : a 

 dark-green variety of 

 pyroxene. 



Sail-fish = Selachus, 

 maximus : a shark-like 

 fish belonging to Squa- 

 lidae. 



Sailing. Great Circle S. 

 =Tangent S. Middle latitude : in which 

 the mean latitude of the course is taken as 

 the basis. Oblique S.: finding the true course 

 of a vessel, from its apparent course and 

 the force of a given current. Plane S. : cal- 

 culated on the assumption that the earth is 

 flat. Traverse S. : finding the distance, in a 

 straight line, between two points in the 

 course of a ship. Tangent S. : in which the 

 course is a series of tangents to a great circle 

 of the globe. 



Sainfoin, (san'foin). [F. sain, wholesome; 

 foin, hay.]=Onobrychis sativa: a plant be- 

 longing t Leguminaceae. Moving S. =Hedy- 

 sarum gyrans. 



Sajou, (sa'jew)=Cebus, q.v. 



Saious, (sa'jewz)=Cebidae, q.v. 



Sakis, (ea'kis). Monkeys having long, bushy, 

 non-prehensile tails, especially those belong- 

 ing to Pithecia. 



Salamanders, (sal-a-man'derz). [Salamandra, 

 the Latin name.] 

 Amphibious ani- 

 mals belonging to 

 Urodela, q.v. 



Salamandroids, 

 ( sal - a - man ' 

 droidz). [Sala- 

 mander, q.v. ; Gk. Salamander. 

 eidos, form.] Animals belonging to Urodela, 

 q.v., which resemble the Salamander. 



Sal ammoniac, (sal am-mo ' ni-ak). [L. sal, 

 salt; ammoniac, of ammonia.]=:NH4Cl=Hy- 

 drochlorate of ammonium: a mineral found 

 in cubic crystals in volcanic districts. 



Salep, (sal'ep). A variety of starch, from 

 Orchis mascula, of which bassorin, q.v., is 

 the chief constituent. 



Sal gem = Rock-salt. 



Salicaoese, (sal-i-ka'se-S). [L. salix, willow.] 

 = Willow- worts: trees and shrubs with apeta- 

 loua flowers, belonging to Ameutales. 



