GLOSSARY. 



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Hypo'pion (Gr. UTTO, hupo, under ; 

 on//, dps, the eye). A collection of 

 pus in the anterior part of the eye. 



HyposuTphate (Gr. viro, hupo, under; 

 sulphate). A compound of hypo- 

 sulphuric acid with a base. 



Hyposul'phite (Gr. vwo, hupo, under ; 

 sulphite). A compound of hypo- 

 sulphurous acid with a base. 



Hyposulphu'ric (Gr. VTTO, hupo, under ; 

 sulphu'ric). Applied to an acid 

 containing less oxygen than sul- 

 phuric and more than sulphurous 

 acid. 



HyposuTplmrous (Gr. VTTO, hupo, 

 under : sul'phurous). Applied to 

 an acid containing less oxygen than 

 sulphurous acid. 



Hypoth'enuse, or, more correctly, 

 Hypot'enuse (Gr. viro, hupo, under; 

 Tfivw, teino, I stretch).. The side of 

 a right-angled triangle which sub- 

 tends or is opposite to the right 

 angle. 



Hypoth'esis (Gr. vvo, hupo, under ; 

 riOrj/j.1, tit/temi, I place). An ex- 



planation of phenomena, not founded 

 on the actual observation of facts, 

 but assumed in order to demonstrate 

 a point in question. 



Hypozo'ic (Gr. viro, hupo, under ; 

 faov, zoon, an animal). A term 

 applied in geology to the rocks in 

 which no organic remains have been 

 found. 



Hypsom'etry (Gr. fyos, hup'sos, 

 height ; fj.erpov, metron, measure). 

 The art of measuring the heights 

 of places on the earth,- by the 

 barometer or by trigonometrical 

 observations. 



Hysteran'thous(Gr. varepos, hus'teros, 

 later ; avQos, anthos, a flower). In 

 botany, applied to plants of which 

 the leaves expand after the flowers 

 have opened. 



Hyste'ria. A diseased state, consist- 

 ing in a morbid condition of the 

 nervous centres, giving rise to 

 paroxysmal symptoms, and to the 

 imitation of various diseases. 



lam'bic (Gr. ia/jL/3os, iam'bos}. Re- 

 lating to or consisting of the iambus. 



lam'bus (Gr. la^os, iam'bos). A 

 foot in verse consisting of a short 

 syllable followed by a long one. 



la'tro- (Gr. larpos, ia'tros, a physician). 

 A part of some compound words, 

 signifying a connection with medi- 

 cine or physicians. 



-Ic. In chemistry, a termination de- 

 noting the acid containing most 

 oxygen, when more than one is 

 formed from the same element. 



Iceberg (Ice; Germ, berg, a mountain). 

 A mountain or hill of ice. 



Ich'nites (Gr. tx* 70 ^ ichnos, a foot- 

 step). In geology, fossil foot-prints. 



Ich'nolite (Gr. lx v s, ichnos, a foot- 

 step ; \i8os. lithos, a stone). A 

 stone retaining the impression of 

 the foot mark of a fossil animal. 



Ichnol'ogy (Gr. lx"os, ichnos, a foot- 

 step ; \oyos, logos, a discourse). 

 The science of fossil foot-prints. 



Ichor (Gr. t'%o>p, icher). A thin 



watery humour. 

 Ich/thyic (Gr. t'xflvs, ichthus, a fish). 



Relating to fishes. 

 Ichthyodor'ulites ^Gr. ixOus, ichthus, 



a fish ; Sopv, doru, a spear ; \t6os, 



lithos, a stone). Fossil spines of 



fishes. 

 Ich'thyoid (Gr. IxOvs, ichthus, a fish ; 



flSos, eidos, shape). Like a fish ; 



applied to certain saurian reptiles. 

 Ich'thyolite (Gr. Ix^s, ichthus, a 



fish ; \iOos, lithos, a stone). A 



fossil fish, or portion of a fish. 

 Ichthyol'ogy (Gr. ixfliw, ichthus, a 



fish; \oyos, logos, a discourse). 



The description of fishes. 

 Ichthyoph'agous i;Gr. i'x 0us ichthus, 



a fish; Qayta, phago, 1 eat). Living 



on fishes as food. 

 Ichthyopteryg'ia (Gr. t'x^ ichthus, 



a fish ; irrepvyiov, pteru'gion, a fin). 



An order of fossil reptiles with limbs 



formed for swimming, like fins. 



