SALICABIA 



SAND 



Salicaria, (sal-i-ka'ri-a). [L. salix, willow.] A 

 bird belonging to Sylviadas; v. Warbler. S. 

 paiMsim:=Marsh warbler. 



Salicin, (sal' i- sin). [L. salix, willow.] = 

 ClsHigC^: a crystalline glucoside substance 

 found in the bark of the willow, which breaks 

 up into glucose and saligenin. 



Salieornia, (sal-i-kor'ni-a). fL. sal, salt; cornu, 

 horn. ] A plant belonging to Chenopodiaceae, 

 named from the form of the branches. S. 

 herbacea=~bla,rsh samphire- Glass- wort. 



Salicylamicle, (sal-i-sil'a-mid). [Salicyl and 

 Amide, 3.v.]=C7H 7 NO 2 : an amide of the 

 salicylic series. 



Salicyl, (sal'i-sil). [Salix, q.v.; Gk. Jiyle, ma- 

 terial. ]=C ? H 5 O : the radicle of the salicylic 

 series, which is not known as a separate 

 compound. 



Salicylates, (sal ' i-si-lats). [Salicylic, g.v.] 

 Compounds of salicylic acids and bases. 



Salicyl hydride=Salicylons acid=G7H 6 O 2 = 

 Oil of spiraea: a fragrant oil obtained from 

 the plant spiraea. 



Salicylic acid, (sal'i-sil-ik). [Salicin, q.v.]= 

 C 7 H 6 O 3 : a crystalline substance obtained by 

 acting on salicin with caustic potash. 



Salicylic series of compounds, having salicyl 

 as a constituent compound. 



Salient, (sa'li-ent). [L. saliens, leaping.] Pro- 

 jecting. 5. angle: one pointing outwards; 

 cf. Re-entering angle. 



Salimeter, (sal-im'e-ter). [L. sal, salt; Gk. 

 metron, measure.] An instrument for mea- 

 suring the amount of salt present in any 

 given solution. 



Saline, (sa'lin or sa-lin'). [Salinus, the French 

 word.] Salt: containing salt as a constituent. 

 S. earths: nitre, rock-salt, borax, natron, &c. 



Saliva, (sa-li'va). [L. saliva, spittle.] A watery 

 fluid, which converts starch into gi-ape sugar, 

 secreted by the parotid submaxillary and 

 sublingual glands. 



Salivation, (sal-i-va'shun). [Saliva, 1 q. v.] A 

 profuse discharge of saliva; also called Ptya- 

 lism. 



Salix, (sa'liks). [The Latin name.]=Willow: 

 a plant, the type of Salicacese, S. caprea 

 Sallow=Goat willow. S. mirsinites=M.onn- 

 tain willow. S. purpurea: violet osier. 



Sallow, (sal'16). [Salowig, the A.-S. name.] 

 =Salix caprea. v. Salix. 



Salmon, (sam'un). [Salmo, the Latin name.] 

 =Salmo salar : a 

 fish, the type of 

 Salmonidse, found 

 in seas and rivers: 

 begins as a higher 

 animal than a frog 

 and ends as a lower, 

 grilse, salmon. 



Salmon. 

 Stages of S.: parr, 



Salmonidse, (sam'on-i-de). [Salmon, q.v. ; Gk. 

 eidos, form.] Salmons, trouts, &c.: a family 

 of fishes belonging to Malacopterygii. 



Salpa, (sal'pa). A molluscous animal, the 

 type of Salpians, q.v. 



Salpians, (sal'pi-anz). [Salpa, q.v.~\ Acepha- 

 lous mollusca, forming a sub-division of 

 Tunicata, in which there are alternate gene- 

 rations; i.e., a solitary S. produces a chain 



of embryos, each of which, in turn, produces 

 a solitary salpian. v. Tunicata. 



Salpidse, (sal'pi-de). [Salpa, q.v.; Gk. eidos, 

 form.]=Salpians, q.v. 



Salsify, (salsi-fi) = Tragopogon porrifolius, 

 q.v. 



Salsola, (sal'so-la). [L. salsus, salt.l=Salt- 

 wort: plants found on sea-shores, belonging 

 to Chenopodiaceae. 



Salt, (sawlt). [Sealt, the A.-S. word.] 1.= 

 Chloride of sodium : common salt. 2. A 

 chemical term originally expresing a com- 

 pound of an acid and a base, but now used 

 in a much wider sense. Hair S.: v. Hair. 

 Indian S.=Saccharum officinale. S. tree= 

 Halimodendron, q.v. S. - icort = Salsola, 

 q.v. 



Salts, v. Salt, 2. Haloid S. resemble sea- 

 salt. Hydro-S. contain an acid of which 

 hydrogen, and not oxygen, is an important 

 constituent. Neutral S.: those that are 

 neither acid nor alkaline. Oxy-S. consist of 

 an acid and a base, each containing oxygen. 



Saltatoria, (sal-ta-to'ri-a). [L. saltator, jum- 

 per.]=Jumpers: a division of Orthoptera, 

 including grasshoppers. 



Saltpetre, (salt-pe'ter). [Salt, q.v.; L. petrce, 

 of the rock.]=KNO 3 =Nitre=Potassic ni- 

 trate: a crystalline substance used in gun- 

 powder to supply the oxygen required for 

 the complete combustion of the sulphur and 

 carbon, which are the other ingredients. 



Salvadoracese, (sal-va-do-ra'se-e). [S. Salva- 

 dor. ] Salvadorads : shrubs and trees with 

 leathery leaves, belonging to Echialea. S. 

 Persica = Mu stard-t*ee. 



Salvator, (sal- va' tor). [The Latin name.]= 

 Safe-guard: a large American lizard. 



Salver - shaped = Hypocrateriform : having 

 somewhat the form of a tray: used of flowers, 

 the corollas of which spread open widely. 



Salvia, (sal'vi-a). [L. salvo, I heal.]=Sage: 

 an herb belonging to Lamiaceae. S. verbenace 

 = Clary. 



Samara, (sa'ma-ra). [L. samara, seed of elm.] 

 A thin, wing-like, indehiscent fruit, contain- 

 ing but few seeds. 



Sambucus, (sam-bu'kus). [Gk. sambyke, sack- 

 but.]=Elder: shrubs and trees belonging to 

 Caprifoliaceae. S. ebulus=. Dane- wort. 



Samiel=Sirocco, q.v. 



Samolus, (sam'o-lus)=Brook-weed : an herb 

 belonging to Primulacese. 



Samphire, (sam'fir)=Crithmum, q.v. Golden 

 S.=Inula crithmoides. 



Samydacese, (sam-i-da'se-e) = Samyds: trees 

 and shrubs, chiefly tropical, with apetalous 

 axillary flowers, belonging to Violales. 



Sanadin, (san'a-din). A crystalline variety of 

 orthoclase, or potash felspar. 



Sand, (sand). [The A.-S. name.]=Very small 

 stones. Green S. : rocks between Wealdea 

 and Chalk. S. battery: a weak constant bat- 

 tery ; zinc, copper, and sharp sand in dilute 

 sulphuric acid; very portable. S. box-tree= 

 Hura, q.v. S. cra&s=Oeypoda: swift-footed 

 crabs, which live only on land. S. eel=Am- 

 modytes tobianus. S. leek=Allium scorodo- 

 pasum. S. toanZ=Lacerta agilis. S. hopper 



