STARCH 



STEREOCHROMY 



Starliiig. 



Starch, (starch). [Starke, the German word.] 

 =Amylaceous matter=Fecula=C 6 H 10 O 5 : a 

 white organised farinaceous substance, oval 

 grains of which are found in plants, but not 

 in animals. S. gum= British gum. S. hya- 

 ciH</t=Muscari racemosum. 

 Starling, (star'ling). [Steer, the A.-S. name.] 

 =Sturnus vulgaris: 

 takes nests of other 

 birds. 



Starry puff-balls = 

 Geaster: belonging 

 to Gasteromycetes, 

 q.v. 



Statice, (sta'ti-se).= 

 Sea lavender : a 

 plant belonging to 

 Plumbaginaceae. 



Statics, (stat'iks). 

 [Gk. statikos, sta- 

 tionary.] The science 

 of the laws of forces manifested by matter in 

 solid masses that are in equilibrium. 



Statoblasts, (sta'to- blasts). [Gk. states, sta- 

 tionary; blastos, sprout.] Egg-like bodies, 

 developed in many polyzoa: a form of dis- 

 continuous gemmation. 



Statuary bronze. An alloy of copper, tin, 

 zinc, and lead. 



Stealers. Tapering ends of strakes, 7.1?. 



Steam, (stem). [A.-S. stem, vapour.] Water 

 in the form of vapour, especially when pro- 

 duced by direct application of heat for that 

 purpose; is highly elastic, and has agreat capa- 

 city for absorbing heat. High pressure S.: 

 having a pressure above 30 Ibs. to the square 

 inch. Low pressure S.: having a pressure be- 

 low 30 Ibs. to the square inch. S. engine: an 

 apparatus for utilising the elastic force of 

 steam as a motive power. 



Steamer-duck=Micropteru8 brachypterus. 



Stearic acid, (ste'a-rik). [Stearin, q.v.]-= 

 CisHsqOa : a white, crystalline, fatty acid, 

 found in most fats. 



Stearic series of acids Acetic series, q.v. 



Stearin, ( ste'a-rin ). [ Gk. stear, suet. ]= 

 CgyHuoOg: a white crystalline substance, 

 the chief constituent of fats and fixed oils. 



Stearates, (ste'a-ruts). [Stearic, q.v.] Coni- 

 poixnds of stearic acid with bases. 



Stearopten, (ste-a-rop'ten). [Gk. stear, tal- 

 low.] The solid portion of cooled essential 

 oils. 



Steatite, (ste'a-tit). [Gk. stear, tallow.] 3MgO, 

 4SiOo=French chalk =Soapstone: a variety 

 of silicate of magnesium ; a soft variety 

 of talc; a mineral substance, with a soap- 

 like surface, belonging to the Serpentine 

 group. 



Steatornis, (ste-a-tor'nis). [Gk. stear, fat, 

 ornis, bird.]=Guacharo bird, q.v. 



Steel, (stel). [Stel, the A.-S. name.] A com- 

 pound of iron with a small quantity of car- 

 bon: hard and elastic, used for cutting tools, 

 machinery, &c. Bessemer S., v. Bessemer. 

 Cast S. : steel fused and run into moulds. 

 Indian S.r=Wootz. Shear S. : hammered 

 steel: of fine texture, and tougher than ordi- 

 nary steel. 



Steelyard. 



Steelyard. An apparatus for weighing : has 



only one weight, which 



slides along the longer 



arm of a lever until it < 



balances the body to be 



weighed, which hangs 



from the shorter arm. 



Danish S.: in which the fulcrum is movable, 



so that no separate weight is required. 

 Steer, (ster). [Steor, the A.-S. name.] A 



young ox, castrated. 



iteganophthalmous, ( steg-a-nof-thal'mus ). 



[Gk. steganos, covered; ophthalmos, eye.]= 



Acraspedote Medusae: those having the eyes 



covered, v. Medusa). 

 Stein-bok, (stin'bok)=rCalotragus campestris: 



an animal resembling the antelope. 

 Stellar, (stellar). [L. Stella, star.] Relating 



to the stars. 

 Stellaria, (stel-la'ri-a). [L. stella, star.]= 



Stitch-wort: an herb belonging to Caryophyl- 



laceaa; named from the form of the flowers. 

 Stellates, (stel'lats). [L. stellatus, starry.]= 



y 

 St 



Stem, (stem). [Sterna, the A.-S. word.] That 



part of a plant which grows upwards from 



the root, bearing the leaves and flowers, 



usually green; sometimes underground, then 



usually brown. 

 Stemmata, (stem-ma'ta). [Gk. stemma, gar- 



land.] Term used for the circular arrange- 



ment of simple eyes in insects. 

 Stemmatopus, (stem-at'6-pus). [Gk. stemma^ 



garland; ops, eye.] 



=Phoca cristata. 

 Steneosaurus, (sten- 



e-o-saw'rus). [Gk. 



stenos, narrow ; 



saura, lizard.] A 



reptile, resembling 



the crocodile, of-': 



which fossil remains 



are found in the 



Oolite rocks. Stemmatopua. 



Stenography, (sten-og'ra-fi). [Gk. stenos, nar- 



row; grapho, \ write.] Short-hand writing: 



the use of abbreviations and arbitrary sym- 



bols for words. 

 Stephanite, (stefa-nlt). [Stephen. ]=Brittle 



silver ore; chiefly sulphide of silver and 



antimony. 

 Step-wheels. Wheels having several sets of 



teeth on the circumference, forming a series 



of steps. 

 Steppes, (steps). [Stepj, the Russian word.] 



Plains of vast extent, in N.E. Europe and N. 



Asia, are so called, cf. Prairie and Pampas. 

 Sterculiacese, (ster-ku-li-a/se-e). [L. stercus, 



manure.] =Sterculiads: baobab, &c. ; trees 



and shrubs, chiefly tropical, belonging to 



Mai vales; named from the strong odour of 



some species. 

 Stere, ( ster ). [ Gk. stereos, solid. ] = Cubic 



meter=1000 cubic decimetres: measure of 



bulk. 

 Sterelmintha, (ster-el-min'tha). [Gk. stereos, 



solid, helmins, worm.] A primary division 



of Entozoa, as arranged by Rudolphi. 

 Stereochromy, (ster-e-6-kro'mi). [Gk. stereos, 



