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Scheat=/3 Pegasi: the second star in the con- 



stellation Pegasus. 

 Scheele's green, (she'lez). [C. W. Scheele, a 



Swedish chemist. ]=Cu2As2O5: arsenite of 



copper; a green pigment. 

 Scheelite, (she'lit). [C. W. Scheele, of Sweden.] 



= CaWO : a mineral, chiefly calcic tung- 



state. 

 Scheererite, (sheVer-it). [Herr Scheerer.] A 



mineral resin; also sometimes called Naph- 



thalin. 

 Schiller. A walled plain in the Moon, more 



than 100 miles in diameter. 

 Schist, (shist). [Gk. schistos, split.] A gene- 



ral term for foliated clayey rocks; v. Slate. 



Argillaceous S.=Cla.y slate. Crystalline , 



v. Hypogene. Mica S., v. Mica. 

 Schizandraceae, (skiz-an-dra'se-e). [Gk. schizo, 



I split; aner, man.]r=Kadsurads; trailing 



shrubs with small flowers, belonging to Me- 



nispermales; named from the stamens being 



joined at the apex. 

 Schizocarps, (skiz'o-karps). [Gk. schizo, I 



split; karpos, fruit.] The whole of a com- 



pound fruit when the parts appear sepa- 



rate. 



Schizodus, (skiz'o-dus). 

 odous, tooth.] A bi- 



[Gk. schizo^ I split; 



Schizodus. 

 A commentary 



valve mollusc, known 



by shells found in 



Permian rocks. 

 Schistose, (skiz ' tos). 



fGk. schizo, I split.] 



Foliated ; splitting 



easily into layers. 

 Scholium, (sko'li-um). 



[Skolion, the Greek word.] 



or appendix. 

 Schooner, (sko'ner). [The Dutch word.] A 



small vessel with two or 



three masts. 

 Schorl, (shorl). [Sw. skorl, 



brittle.] A black opaque 



variety of tourmaline, 



common in tin mines. 

 Schorlomite, (shorl'o-mlt). 



[Schorl, q. v.] A mineral, 



chiefly silico-titanate of 



iron and calcium. 

 Schrankia. S. v.ncinata= 



Pink sensitive plant of 



New Mexico. Schooner. 



Sciatic nerve, (si-at'ik). [Gk. ischion, hip- 



joint.] The largest human nerve. 

 Sciatica, (si-at'i-ka). [Sciatic, q.v.] An in- 



flammatory aifection of the sciatic nerve; 



also used generally for any rheumatic dis- 



ease of the hip or thigh. 

 Science, (sl'ens). [L. scientia, knowledge.] = 



Classified by Herbert Spencer as : 1. Ab- 



stract S.= Logic and mathematics; 2. Ab- 



stract Concrete S. = Mechanics, chemistry, 



physics, &c. ; 3. Concrete S. = Astronomy, 



geology, biology, sociology, &c. S. of lan- 



^wa^e=Glottology. Medical S.: divided into 



heteropathy and homoeopathy; v. Medical 



Science. Natural S. = Physical S. : the 



knowledge of the laws governing the forces 



of Nature. 



Scincidae, (sing'si-de). [Scincus, q.v. ; Gk. 

 eidos, form.] A family of lizards, which con- 

 nect lizards with serpents. 



Scincus, (sirig'kus). [The Latin name.]= 

 Skink : an African reptile, the type of 

 Scincidae. 



Seisena labrax, (si-e'na) = Labrax, q.v. A 

 fish ; also called Bass, 



Scilla, (sil'la). [Classical.] A plant belong- 

 ing to Liliacese. S. manima=Squill. S, 



Scioptic, (sl-op'tik). [Gk. skia, shadow; opti- 

 kos, belonging to sight.] Relating to the 

 camera obscura, q.v. S. ball=A. ball, hav- 

 ing a lens fixed in it, capable of motion on 

 its axis; used to admit light to the camera 

 obscura, q.v. 



Scirpus, (sir'pus). [The Latin name.] A plant, 

 belonging to Cyperacese. S. lacustris= Bul- 

 rush. 



Scirrhus, (skir'us). [Skirros, the Greek word.] 

 A hard tumour: a phase of the disease called 

 cancer. 



Sciuridse, (si-u'ri-de). [Sciurus, q.v.] Squirrels; 

 a family of Rodentia, q.v. 



Sciurus, (si'u-rus). [The Latin name.] Squir- 

 rel : a small gnawing animal, the type of 

 Sciuridse. S. Madagascariensis = Aye-aye, 

 q.v. 



Scleranthacese, (skler-an-thii'se-e). [Scleran- 

 thus, q.v.] = Scleranths: small weedy herbs, 

 belonging to Ficoidales. 



Scleranthus, ( skle-ran'thus ). [Gk. skleros, 

 hard; anthos, flower.] = Kn a wel: a small 

 herb, the type of Scleranthaceze. 



Sclerobasic, ( skler-o-ba'sik ). [Gk. skleros, 

 hard; basis, foundation.] A coral with soft 

 parts round a hard central body. 



Sclerodermic, (skler-6-der'mik). [Gk. skleros, 

 hard ; derma, skin.] Hard-skinned. 



Sclerotic, (skle-rot'ik). [Gk. skleros, hard.] 

 The white opaque part of the eye-ball; in 

 some lower vertebrata somewhat bony; con- 

 tains the vitreous humour of the eye. v. Scle- 

 rotica. 



Sclerotica, ( skle - rot ' i - ka. ) [ Gk. skleros, 

 hard.] The eye-ball, the front portion of 

 which is the cornea '. in man it is fibrous ; 

 in lower animals sometimes partially ossi- 

 fied. 



Scolecida, (sko-le'si-da). [Skolex, q.v. ; Gk. 

 eidos, form.] Entozoa, &c. : animals, mostly 

 parasitic, having a water- vascular system; a 

 division of Annuloida, including flatworms, 

 threadworms, and Rotifera. 



Scolex, (sko'leks). [Gk. skolex, worm.] Larva 

 of scolecida; the head, or root, of a tape- 

 worm. 



Scolopacidse, (skol-5-pas'i-de). [Scolopax, q.v. ; 

 Gk. eidos, form.] Woodcock, plover, snipe, 

 &c.: a family of birds, belonging to Gral- 

 latores. 



Scolopax, (skol'o-paks). [The Greek name.] 

 Woodcock: a bird, the type of Scolopacidse, 

 q.v. S. gallinula= Jack-snipe. 



Scolopendra, ( skol-6-pen'dra ). [The Greek 

 name.]=Centipede : a small animal, belong- 

 ing to Myriapoda, having a slender flattened 

 body. 



