GLOSSARY. 



Cir'ropods (Lat. cirrus, a fringe ; Gr. 

 irovs, pous, a foot). A class of 

 invertebrate animals with curled 

 jointed feet. 



Ci'tigrade (Lat. citus, quick ; gradus, 

 a step). Moving quickly. 



Ci'trate(Lat. citrus, a citron or lemon). 

 A compound of citric acid with a 

 base. 



Cit'ric (Lat. citrus, a lemon). Be- 

 longing to or existing in lemons ; 

 applied to an acid found in lemons 

 and some other fruits. 



Cladoc'era '(Gr. /cAaSos, Jclados, a 

 branch ; Kepas, Tceras, a horn). 

 Having branched horns : applied 

 to a family of crustaceous animals 

 with branched antennae. 



Clairvoy'ance (Fr. clair, clear; voir, 

 to see). A state in which persons 

 pretend to see that which, under 

 ordinary circumstances, is not ap- 

 parent to the eye. 



Clarifica'tion (Lat. clarus, clear ; 

 facio, I make). A making clear. 



Class (Lat. classis). A group of 

 things or beings, having some con- 

 spicuous mark of similarity, but 

 capable, on further examination, of 

 being subdivided into other groups 

 or orders. 



Classifica tion (Lat. classic a class ; 

 facio, I make). An arrangement 

 into classes. 



Cla'vate (Lat. clavus, a club). Club- 

 shaped. 



Clavicor'nes (Lat. clavu*, a club ; 

 cornu, a horn). A family of insects 

 whose antennse end in a club-shaped 

 enlargement, as the necrophorus 

 or burying beetle. 



Clay. In geology, a fine impalpable 

 sediment from water, nearly en- 

 tirely consisting of aluminous and 

 flinty particles, forming a tough 

 plastic mass. 



Cleav'age. A tendency to split in 

 certain fixed directions. 



Clep'sydra (Gr. /cAeTrrw, Iclepto, I steal 

 or hide; vSwp, hud or, water). An 

 instrument in which time was 

 attempted to be measured by the 

 flow of water ; a water-clock. 



Climac'teric (Gr. KAt^a, Iclimax, a 

 ladder). A period of human life 



in which a marked change is sup- 

 posed to take place in the constitu- 

 tion. 



Climatolog'ical (Climate ; Xoyos, lo- 

 gos, discourse). Relating to climate, 

 or to a description of climates. 



Climatol'ogy (Gr. K\ina, klima, a 

 region ; \oyos, logos, discourse). 

 The description of the general phe- 

 nomena of the climate or state of 

 weather of different countries. 



Clin'ical (Gr. K\IVT\ , kline, a bed). 

 Belonging to a bed ; in medicine, 

 applied to instruction derived from 

 the actual observation of patients. 



Cli'noid (Gr. K\ivr), kline, a bed or 

 couch ; flSos, eidos, form). Like 

 a couch ; in anatomy, applied to 

 certain processes of bone, from an 

 imagined resemblance to a couch. 



Clinom'eter (Gr. K\IVW, klino, I bend 

 or slope; fj.erpov, metron, a mea- 

 sure). An instrument for ascer- 

 taining the angle at which geological 

 strata are inclined. 



Cloa'ca (Lat. a sink). The common 

 excretory outlet of birds and some 

 other animals. 



Clon'ic (Gr. /cAoi/ew, Honed, I agitate). 

 Applied to spasm or convulsion 

 which rapidly alternates with re- 

 laxation. 



Clove (Lat. clavus, a nail). A bulb- 

 let formed in the axil of a leaf 

 which is still part of a bulb, as in 

 garlic. 



Clyp'eiform (Lat. clyp'eus, a shield ; 

 forma, form). Like a shield. 



Clyster (Gr. /cAufco, lluzd, I wash). 

 A liquid substance thrown into the 

 lower intestine. 



Coag'ulable (Lat. con, together ; ago, 

 I drive). Capable of being con- 

 gealed, or changed from a liquid to 

 a thick state. 



Coag'ulate (Lat. con, together ; ago, I 

 drive). To turn from a fluid to a 

 thick state. 



Coagula'tion(Lat. con, together ; ago, 

 I drive). A turning from a fluid to 

 a thick or solid state. 



Coal-formation. The strata or layers 

 of the crust of the earth in which 

 coal is found. 



Coales'cent (Lat. coales'co, I grow 



