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Sardonyx, (sar'do-niks). [The Latin name.] 

 A variety of the onyx. 



Sargasso Sea, (sar-gas'so). [Sp. sn.rgazo, sea 

 weed.] A marine prairie, 3,000,000 of square 

 miles, in the middle of the Atlantic, v. Sar- 

 gassum. 



Sargassum, (sar-gas'sum). [Sp. sargazo, sea- 

 weed.] An edible sea-weed: a plant belong- 

 ing to Fucacese. <S. seas; seas of gulf-weed. 



Sariama=Microdactylus, q.v. 



Sarkine. (sar'kin). [Gk. sarx, flesh.]=Hy- 

 poxanthine. v. Xanthme. 



Sarkolactic acid, (sar-ko-lak'tik). [Gk. sarx, 

 flesh; Lactic, q.v.] A variety of lactic acid 

 obtained from flesh. 



Barkosine, (sar'ko-sin). [Gk. sarx> fl e sh.]= 

 Sarcosine, q.v. 



Saros, (sil'ros)=Meton's cycle=18 solar years, 

 15 days, 10 hours; after which the eclipses 

 recur *in the same order on the same days. 



Sarothamnus, (sa-ro-tham'nus). A plant be- 

 longing to Leguminaceaj. S. scoparius = 

 Broom. 



Sarracenniaceae, ( sar-ra-sen-ni-a'se-e ) = Sar- 

 raceniads : N. American bog herbs, with 

 pitcher-shaped leaves, belonging to Ranales. 



Sarsaparilla, (sar-sa-pa-ril'la). [Zarsapar- 

 rilla, the Spanish name.]=Smilax: an ever- 

 green climbing shrub, the root of which is 

 used medicinally. 



Sarsaparillas=Smilace3, q.v. 



Basin, (sas'in). An Indian variety of the 

 antelope. 



Sassolite, (sas'so-llt). 

 [Sasso, in Italy. ]= 

 Sassolin: a mineral 

 occurring in anor- 

 thic crystals, which 

 are almost entirely 

 boracic acid. 



Satellites, (sat'el- 

 lits). [L. safeties, 

 companion. ] = 

 Moons, q.v.] 



Satin. S. bird: a 

 bird belonging to Sasin 



Corvidse. S. spar: l.=Fibrous gypsum : a 

 variety of native sulphate of lime. 2. A 

 variety of arragonite, or native carbonate of 

 lime. S. ?wocJ = Wood of Swietenia chlo- 

 roxylon. 



Saturation, (sat-u-ra'shun). [Saturatio, the 

 Latin word.] 1. When one substance has 

 absorbed, or dissolved, as much of another 

 as it has capacity for absorbing or dissolv- 

 ing, it is said to be saturated. 2. When an 

 acid is entirely neutralised by an alkaline 

 substance, or vice versa, it is said to be 

 saturated. 



Saturn, (sat'ern). [Classical.] One of the 

 larger planets : the sixth planet from the 

 Sun, at a distance of about 872 millions of 

 miles; diameter about 70,000 miles; year 

 about 30 of ours ; has eight moons and three 

 surrounding rings. S. satellites or moons: 

 Titan, Japetus, Khea, Dione, Tethys, Ence- 

 ladus, Mimas, and Hyperion. 



Saturni, (sa-ter'ni). [Saturn, q,v.] Arbor S. 

 =Lead tree, q.v. 



Saturnia, (sa-ter'ni-a). [Saturn, q.v.] S. atlas 

 =Atlas moth: builds pensile nest. /S. pavo- 

 nza=Emperor moth. 



Saturnian, (sat-er'ni-an). [Saturn, q.v.] Be* 

 longing to Saturn. 



Sauba, (saw'ba) .= Leaf-carrying ant = CEco- 

 doma cephalotes: an ant, found in Amazonia, 

 living on leaves of trees. 



Sauce-alone=Sisym brium alliaria. 



Sauria, (saw'ri-a). [Gk. saura, lizard. ]= 

 Lizards; v. Lacertilia. Sometimes used as 

 including Lacertilia and Crocodilia. 



Saurian, ( saw'ri-an ). [Gk. saura, lizard.] 

 Reptilian: relating to reptiles. 



Saurichthys, ( saw -rik' this). [Gk. saura, 

 lizard; iddhys, fish.] A fish known only by 

 fossil teeth found in Lias rocks. 



Sauropsida, (saw-rop'si-da). [Gk. saura, lizard; 

 opsis, likeness.]=Reptiles and birds: a pri- 

 mary division of Vertebrata, marked by the 

 presence of air-breathing lungs, amnion, 

 allantois, and a complex ramus, and the ab- 

 sence of branchiae. 



Sauropterygia, (saw-rop-ter-ij'i-a). [Gk. saura, 

 lizard; pteryx, wing.] Extinct aquatic, 

 marine, carnivorous reptiles: Nothosaurus, 

 Pistosaurus, <fec. = Plesiosauria of Huxley, 

 with long necks. 



Saururacese, ( saw-ro-ra'se-e ). [ Saururus, 

 typical genus.] = Saururads : marsh herbs, 

 with naked flowers, belonging to Piperales. 



SaurursB, (saw-ro're). [Gk. saura, lizard; 

 oura, tail.] = Archaeopteryx, q.v. : extinct 

 birds, having lizard-like tails; only one spe- 

 cies known. 



Saussure's hygrometer Hair-hygrometer. 



Saussurite, ( saw'su-rit ). [M. Saussure.] A. 

 mineral, a variety of felspar; chiefly silicate 

 of aluminum; also called Axe-stone. 



Sauvagesiaceae, (saw-va-jes-i-a'se-e). [M. Sau- 

 vages.]=Sauvageads : tropical, S. American 

 herbs and shrubs with polypetalous flowers, 

 belonging to Violales. 



Savoys, (sa-voy'). S. cabbage: a variety of 

 Brassica oleraceae. 



Saw-fish=Pristis antiquorum. 



Saw-fly =Tenthredo: an 

 insect belonging to Hy- 

 merioptera, having the ' 

 ovipositor modified into 

 a double saw. 



Saw - wort = Serratula, 

 q.v. 



Saxicola, ( saks-ik'o-la ). 3 

 [L. saxum, rock; colo, 

 I inhabit.] A bird, be- Saw-fish, 



longing to Sylviadae. S. oenanthe Wheat- 

 ear. S. ritfrzco to Stone chat. S. solitaria 

 =Rock warbler. 



Saxifraga, (saks-ifra-ga). [L. saxum, rock; 

 frango, I break. ]= Saxifrage: a plant, chiefly 

 found on rocks, the type of Saxifragaceae, 

 secretes a fluid w^hich catches flies. S. 

 u?)i&rosa=Loiidon pride. 



Saxifragacese, (saks-i-fra-gii'se-e). [Saxifraga, 

 g.v.]=Saxifrages: small herbs belonging to 

 Saxifragales. 



Saxifragales, ( saks-i-fra-ga/lez ). [Saxifraga, 

 q.v. ] Plants with monodichlamydeoua 



