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GLOSSARY. 



convolutions, as in the rodents and 

 insectivorous animals. 



Literal (Lat. lit'era, a letter). Ac- 

 cording to the letter or exact ex- 

 pression ; consisting of letters : in 

 algebra, applied to equations in 

 which the known quantities as well 

 as the unknown are represented by 

 letters. 



Lith'ate (Gr. \iQos, lith'os, a stone). 

 A salt of lithic acid with a base. 



Lith'ic (Gr. \i6os, lith'os, a stone). 

 Belonging to a stone or calculus ; 

 applied to an acid formed in the 

 animal body, and often forming a 

 part of calculi. 



Lith'o- (Gk. \i6os, lith'os, a stone). 

 A prefix in compound words, signi- 

 fying stone. 



Lith'ocarp (Gr. Ai0o?, lith'os, a stone ; 

 Kap-rros, Jcarpos, fruit). Fossil fruit. 



Lithog'raphy (Gr. \i6os, lith'os, a 

 stone; ypatyca, grapho, I write). 

 The art of tracing letters or figures 

 on stone and transferring them to 

 paper. 



lithol'ogy (Gr. \i6os, lith'os, a stone ; 

 \oyos, logos, discourse). The de- 

 partment of geology which describes 

 the rocks and strata, without refe- 

 rence to fossils. 



lith'ophyte (Gr. \i6os, lith'os, a stone ; 

 Qvrov, phuton, a plant). Stone 

 plants ; a tribe of polypi having a 

 fixed internal axis of stony con- 

 sistency. 



Lithot' omy (Gr. \i6os, lith'os, a stone ; 

 refjivca, temno, I cut). An opera- 

 tion for the removal of stones from 

 the bladder. 



Litmus. A blue colouring matter 

 obtained by the action of ammonia 

 on certain lichens, and used in 

 chemistry to detect the presence of 

 acids, which turn it red. 



Litre (Fr.). The French standard 

 measure of capacity, equal to a 

 cubic decimetre, or about If Eng- 

 lish pint. 



Littoral (Lat. littus, the shore). Be- 

 longing to the shore. 



Lixiviate (Lat. lixa, ley of ashes). 

 To impregnate with salts from 

 wood ashes, as by passing water 

 through them. 



Llandeilo Formation, In geology, 

 the lowest series of the Silurian 

 system. 



Llanos (Spanish llano, flat, from Lat. 

 planus). A name given to the 

 plains extending along the banks 

 of the Orinoco in South America. 



Loadstone {Lead and Stone}. The 

 magnet ; an ore consisting of prot- 

 oxide and peroxide of iron. 



Loam. Any soil composed of clay 

 and sand, containing neither in a 

 distinct form. 



Lobe (Gr. Aoo?, lobos). A part 

 or division of an organ, as of 

 the brain, lungs, or liver ; or of a 

 leaf. 



Lob'ular (Lobule). Belonging to or 

 affecting a lobule. 



Lob'ule (Gr. \ofros, lobos, a lobe). A 

 little lobe, or sub-division of a lobe. 



Local (Lat. locus, a place). Belonging 

 or confined to a part. 



Locomo'tion (Lat. locus, a place ; 

 mov'eo, I move). Motion from 

 place to place. 



Locomo'tive (Lat. locus, a place; 

 mov'eo, I move). Moving from 

 place to place. 



Loc'ulament (Lat. loc'ulus, a cell). In 

 botany, a cavity in an ovary. 



Loc'ular(Lat. loc'ulus, a cell). Having 

 one or more cells. 



Loculici'dal (Lat. loc'ulus, a cell; 

 cozdo, I cut). In botany, applied 

 to that form of opening of fruits in 

 which the cells are split open at the 

 back. 



Loc'ulose (Lat. loc'ulus, a cell). Di- 

 vided by one or more partitions 

 into cells. 



Locus (Lat. a place). In geometry, a 

 term applied to a line by which a 

 local or indeterminate problem is 

 solved. 



Lode (Sax. Icedan, to lead). In geology, 

 a vein or course, whether contain- 

 ing metal or not. 



Log'arithm (Gr. \oyos, logos, a ratio ; 

 apid/j-os, arith'mos, a number). 

 The index or power to which any 

 number, taken as a base, is to be 

 raised so that the result may be 

 equal to a given number. 



Logic (Gr. \oyos, logos, a word, rea- 



