GLOSSARY. 



Funic'ulus (Lat. fn'nis, a bundle). A 

 little bundle : in anatomy, a bun- 

 dle of fibrils of a nerve, enclosed in 

 a sheath ; in botany, the stalk by 

 which the ovule is attached. 



Furfura'ceous (Lat. fur'fur, bran). 

 Resembling bran. 



Fuse'e (Lat. fu'sus, a spindle). The 

 conical part of a watch or clock 

 which has the chain or cord wound 

 round it. 



Fusibility (Lat. fun'do, I pour out). 



Capability of being melted, or con- 

 verted from a solid to a liquid state 

 by heat. 



Fu'sible (Lat. fun'do, I pour out). 

 Capable of being melted, or con- 

 verted from a solid to a liquid state 

 by heat. 



Fu'siform (Lat. fu'sus, a spindle; 

 forma, shape). Like a spindle : 

 tapering at each end. 



Fu'sion (Lat. fun'do, I pour out). 

 A melting by heat. 



Ga'bion (Fr.). A large cylindrical 

 basket of wicker-work, filled with 

 earth, used in fortifications. 



Gable (Welsh, gavael, a hold). The 

 upright triangular end of a house. 



Galac'tagogue (Gr. yaKa^gala, milk; 

 ay a, ago, I drive). Increasing the 

 secretion of milk. 



Galac'tic Circle. In astronomy, the 

 circle at right angles to the diam- 

 eter forming the galactic poles. 



Galac'tic Poles. In astronomy, the 

 opposite points of the celestial 

 sphere, round which the stars are 

 most sparse. 



Galactom'eter (Grr. ya\a, gala, milk : 

 fjLSTpov, metron, a measure). An 

 instrument for ascertaining the 

 purity of milk by means of its 

 specific gravity. 



Galactoph'agous (Gr. ya\a, gala, 

 milk ; (pay (a, pliag'u, 1 eat.) 

 Living on milk. 



Galactoph'orous (Gr. ya\a, gala, 

 milk ; 0epo>, phero, I bear). Pro- 

 ducing or conveying milk. 



Gal'axy (Gr. ya\a, gala, milk). The 

 milky way : a dense cluster of stars, 

 giving to the naked eye an appear- 

 ance of whitish nebulous light. 



Gal'eated (Lat. gal'ea, a helmet). 

 Covered as with a helmet : having 

 a flower like a helmet. 



Gale'na. Sulphuret of lead ; a com- 

 pound of sulphur with lead. 



Galenic (Gale'mis, an ancient physi- 

 cian). Relating to Galen : ap- 



plied to medicines derived from the 

 vegetable kingdom. 



Gal'late. A compound of gallic acid 

 with a base. 



Gall-ducts. The ducts or canals 

 which convey the bile from the 

 liver. 



Gal'lic (Lat. galla, a gall). Belong- 

 ing to gall-nuts : applied to an 

 organic acid derived from them. 



Gallina'ceous (Lat. galli'na, a hen). 

 Belonging to the order of birds of 

 which the domestic fowl and the 

 pheasant are examples. 



Galli'nae (Lat. galli'na, a hen). An 

 order of birds of which the com- 

 mon fowl is the type. 



Galvanic. Relating to, containing, 

 or exhibiting galvanism. 



GalVanism. See Voltaic Electricity. 



Gal'vanise. To affect with gal- 

 vanism. 



Galvanom'eter (Gal'vanism ; Gr. 

 /jLerpov. metron, a measure). An 

 instrument for measuring the in- 

 tensity of galvanic or voltaic 

 action. 



Galvan'oscope (Gal'vanism ; Gr. 

 (TKOTreta, skop'eo, I view). An ap- 

 paratus for ascertaining the direc- 

 tion in which the pole of a mag- 

 netic needle is moved by a galvanic 

 current. 



Gamopet'alous (Gr. ya/j.os, gam'os, 

 marriage ; TreraXov, pet'alon, a 

 petal). Having petals united by 

 their margins. 



