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VITRIFIED 



minute long filamentous bodies which live 

 without oxygen ; developed from bacteria. 



Viburnum, (vi-ber'num). [The Latin name.] 

 v. Guelder rose, <tc.: shrubs and trees be- 

 longing to Caprifoliaceae. V. opulus: Snow- 

 ball tree. 



Vicia, (vis'i-a). [The Latin name.]=Vetch, 

 tare, <fcc. : an herb belonging to Fabaceae. 



Victoria stone = Silicated concrete : an hy- 

 draulic cement in alkaline solution of silica. 



Victoria regia = Nym- 

 phaea alba. 



Vigor's classification of 

 birds 



Raptores. 



Incessores. 



Rasores. 



Grallatores. 



Natatores. 



Villi, (vil'li). [Villus, 

 q.v.] Plural of villus. 



Villus, (vil'lus). [L. vil- 

 lus, tuft of hair.] A Victoria regia. 

 vascular process; especially belonging to the 

 choriou. 



Vinca, (vinTca). [The Latin name. ^Peri- 

 winkle: an herb belonging to Apocynaceae. 



Vine, (vin). [Vinea, the Latin name.] A 

 plant, the type of 

 Vitaceae, the fruit of 

 which is the grape. 

 V. disease: oidiuru : 

 a variety of white 

 mould, belonging to 

 Mncedines. V.-wortt 

 =VitaceB2, q.v. 



Vinegar, (vin'e-gar). Vine. 



[Vinaigre, the French word.] An acid liquor, 

 the base of which is acetic acid, obtained from 

 beer, wine, &c., by acetic fermentation. V. 

 <e=Anguillula aceti. V. eci=Nematoids. 

 V. fungus, v. Mucedines. 



Vinic ether=C 4 H 10 O=Ordinary ether. 



Vinometer, (vi-nom'e-ter). An instrument 

 for determining the purity of wine, by mea- 

 suring its density. 



Viola, (vi'o-la). [1. The Latin name ; 2. The 

 Italian name.] = 1. Violet, pansy, &c.: an 

 herb, with beautiful flower, the type of Vio- 

 laceae. 2. A large violin. V. tricolour^ 

 Heart's-ease. 



Violacese, (vi-o-la'se-e). [Viola, o.v.]=Violet- 

 worts herbs and shrubs with polypetalous 

 flowers belonging to Violales. 



Violales, (vi-o-lfi'lez). [Viola, q.v.] Plants, 

 with monodichlamydeous flowers, forming a 

 division of Hypogynous Exogens. 



Violet, (vi'o-let). [Viola, o.v.]=Viola, q.v. 

 Dane's F.=Hesperis. Water V. Hottonia. 



Viper, (vi'per). [Vipera, the Latin name.J^ 

 Coluber berus = Vipera 

 communis, v. Vipera. 

 Homed F.=Acanthophis 

 cerastiuus. 



Vipera, (vi'per-a). [The 

 Latin name.] Viper: a 

 snake, the type of the 

 family Viperidw. F. Viper. 



Virgo. 



Virgin = Virgo, q.v. V. bower = Clematis. 

 Seven Fs.=Pleiades, q.v. 



Virginian, (ver-jin'i-an). F. poplar=Lvcio- 

 dendron. 



Virgo, (ver-go). [The Latin name.] 1. The 

 Virgin : the sixth sign 

 of the Zodiac. 2. The 

 Virgin, one of the con- 

 stellations of the Zodiac. 



Virus, (vi'rus). [L. virus, 

 poison. ] Contagious 

 matter, such as of dis- 

 eases, venom, &c. 



Vis, (viz). [The Latin 

 word.] = Force. V. inertia, v. Inertia. V. 

 vii-a, v. Kinetic energy. 



Viscera, (vis'er-a). [The Latin word.] In- 

 ternal organs: contents of thorax, abdo- 

 men, &c. 



Visceral, (vis'er-al). Belonging to the viscera. 

 F. arches: found only in vertebrate animals. 



Viscosity, (vis-cos'i-ti). [L. viscidus, sticky, j 

 Viscidity: stickiness. 



Viscum. (vis'kum). [The Latin name.]= 

 Mistletoe: a twining parasitic herb belong- 

 ing to Loranthaceae. 



Visible. V. horizon: the line in which sky 

 and earth appear to meet. 



Vision, (vizh'un). [Visio, the Latin word.] 

 Sight: perception of external objects by 

 means of the eyes. 



Visual, (viz'u-al). [Visio, q.v.] Relating to 

 sight. V. angle; formed at the eye by tha 

 two straight lines coming from the extre- 

 mities of the given object. 



Vis viva=Kinetic energy, q.v. 



Vitacese, (vi-ta'se-e). [Vitis, 7.v.]=Vine-worts: 

 shrubs with small green flowers, the fruits 

 of which are grapes, belonging to Berberales. 



Vital food stuffs. Proteids, Amyloids, and 

 Fats, which can be obtained only from ani- 

 mals or plants; substances containing oxygen, 

 hydrogen, carbon, and sometimes nitrogen. 



Vitellin, (vl-tel'lin). [Vitellus, q.v.] v. Al- 

 bumenoid principles. 



Vitello, (vi-tel'16). A crater in the Moon, 24 

 miles in diameter. 



Vitellus, (vi-tel'lus). [L. vitellus, yolk of eg?.] 

 =Amniotic sac: the inner integument of the 

 ovule, between the smbryo and cotyledon. 

 =Yolk, or yelk, of an egg. 



Vitex, (vl'teks). A plant belonging to Ver- 

 benaceae. 



Vitis, (vi'tis). [The Latin name.] Grape- 

 vine : a plant the type of Vitaceae. 



Vitreous, V. copper: a variety of chalcocite, 

 q.v.; an ore of copper. V. electricity Positive 

 electricity : developed on glass by friction. V. 

 fusion: gradual fusion; the intermediate soft 

 condition of iron, glass, <fcc., between rigidity 

 and fluidity. V. humour: tills the space be- 

 tween the cornea and crystalline lens of the 

 eye. V. lustre: in glass, quartz, emerald, &c. , 

 with refractive index between 1'3 and 1*8. 



Vitrification, (vit-ri-n-ka'shmi). [L. vitrum, 

 glass; facio, I make.]=Vitrifuction: conver- 

 sion into glass. 



Vitrified, ( vit'ri-fid). [L. vitreus, glassy.] 

 wholly or partially converted into glass. 



