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GLOSSARY. 



which one is highly basic and the 

 other highly acid. 



Salt-rad'ical. In chemistry, an ele- 

 ment, such as chloi-ine or iodine, 

 which forms a salt by combination 

 with a metal. 



Sal'tant (Lat. salto, I leap). Leaping. 



Salta'tion (Lat. salto, I leap). The 

 act of leaping or jumping. 



Saltato'rious (Lat. salto, I leap). 

 Having the power of, or formed for, 

 leaping. 



Sal'tigrade (Lat. salto, I leap; grad'- 

 us, a step). Formed for leaping ; 

 advancing by leaping. 



Sal Volatile (Lat. volatile salt). The 

 popular name for carbonate of 

 ammonia. 



San'atory (Lat. sano, I heal). Healing. 



Sand. In geology, an aggregation of 

 water-worn particles derived from 

 pre-existing rocks and other mine- 

 ral substances. 



Sandstone. In geology, sand of 

 which the particles have been con- 

 solidated together by pressure. 



Sanguif erous (Lat. san'guis, blood ; 

 fer'o, I carry). Conveying blood. 



San'guification (Lat. san'guis, blood ; 

 fac'io. I make). The making of 

 blood ; the process by which blood 

 is formed from chyle. 



Sanguig'enous (Lat. san'guis, blood ; 

 gig'no, I produce). Forming blood. 



Sanguin'eous (Lat. san'guis, blood). 

 Belonging to, or abounding in, 

 blood ; constituting blood. 



Sanguiniv'orous (Lat. san'guis, 

 blood ; voro, I devour). Eating 

 blood. 



Sanguin'olent (Lat. san'gids, blood). 

 Bloody. 



Sa'nies (Lat.). A thin reddish dis- 

 charge from wounds or sores. 



Sa'nious (Sa'nies). Having the pro- 

 perties of, or pouring out, sanies. 



Sanitary (Lat. san'itas, health). Re- 

 lating or conducing to the preser- 

 vation of health. 



Saphe'nous (Gr ffafyfivt}?, saphenes, 

 open, manifest). A name given to 

 the superficial vessels and nerves of 

 the thigh and leg. 



Sap'id (Lat. sap'io, I taste). Capable 

 of exciting the sense of taste. 



Sapona'ceous (Lat. sa'po, soap). 

 Soapy ; resembling soap. 



Saponin'able (Lat. sa'po, soap ; fi'o, I 

 become). Capable of being con- 

 verted into soap. 



Sapon'ification (Lat. sapo, soap ; 

 fac'io, I make). The change which 

 fats undergo in contact with alka- 

 line solutions at high temperatures ; 

 the formation of soap. 



Sapon'ify (Lat. sa'po, soap ; fac'io, 

 I make). To convert into soap. 



Saporif'ic (Lat. sap' or, taste ; fac'io, 

 I make). Producing taste. 



Sarco- (Gr. <ra/j|, sarx, flesh). A 

 prefix in compound words, denoting 

 relation or similarity to flesh. 



Sar'cocarp (Gr. <rap|, sarx, flesh ; 

 Kapiros, Jcar'pos, fruit). The fleshy 

 part of fruits, lying between the 

 epicarp and the endocarp ; a fleshy 

 succulent mesocarp. 



Sar'code (Gr. rrapl, sarx, flesh). The 

 simple gelatinous structure of which 

 some of the lowest organic beings 

 are formed. 



Sar'coderm (Gr. <rap, sarx, flesh ; 

 Sep^ua, der'rtia, skin). The middle 

 covering of a seed when it becomes 

 succulent or juicy. 



Sarcolem'ma (Gr. aap, sarx, flesh ; 

 Aeju,ua, lew! ma, a husk or peel). 

 The proper tubular sheath of mus- 

 cular fibre. 



Sarcol'ogy (Gr. (rap, sarx, flesh ; 

 \oyos, log'os, a discourse). The 

 part of anatomy which describes 

 the soft parts of the body. 



Sarco'ma (Gr. o-ap|, sarx, flesh). A 

 fleshy tumour. 



Sarcoph/agous (Gr. trap|, sarx, flesh ; 

 </>a7a>, pkag'd, I eat.) Eating flesh. 



Sareo'sis (Gr. <rap|, sarx, flesh). The 

 production of flesh. 



Sar'cosperm (Gr. <rap, sarx, flesh : 



sper 



a seed). The 



mesosperm or middle covering of a 

 seed, when it becomes fleshy. 



Sarcot'ic (Gr. cropf, sarx, flesh). 

 Inducing the growth of flesh. 



Sarmen'tous (Lat. sarmen'tum, a 

 twig). In botany, applied to a 

 stem which is long and almost 

 destitute of leaves and buds. 



Sarmen'tum (Lat. a twig). A run- 



