GLOSSARY. 



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itself, the number thus mul- 

 tiplied being the square root of the 

 product. 



Stalac'tite (Gr. araAafa, stala'zo, I 

 drop). A concretion of carbonate 

 of lime hanging from the roof of a 

 cave, produced by the nitration of 

 water containing limy particles and 

 its subsequent evaporation. 



Stalag'mite (Gr. o-TaAa(a>,, stala'zo, 

 I drop). A concretion of carbonate 

 of lime found on the floors of caverns, 

 produced from the dropping and 

 evaporation of water containing 

 lime. 



Stamen (Lat. sto, I stand). In a 

 general sense, that which gives sup- 

 port to a body : in botany, the male 

 organ in flowering plants. 



Stam'inal (Lat. stamen). In botany, 

 having stamens only. 



Staxnin'eous (Stamen). Consisting of, 

 or having stamens. 



Staminif'erous (Lat. stamen; fer'o, I 

 beai'). Having stamens without a 

 pistil. 



Stan'nary (Lat. stannum, tin). Re- 

 lating to tin-works. 



Stannic (Lat. stannum, tin). Pro- 

 cured from tin. 



Stanniferous (Lat. stanmim, tin; 

 fer'o, I bear). Containing tin. 



Staphylo'ma (Gr. a-ra^vX-r}, staph'ule, 

 a grape). A disease of the eye in 

 which the cornea loses its trans- 

 parency and forms a pearl-coloured 

 projection, sometimes smooth and 

 sometimes uneven. 



Staphylor'aphy (Gr. trra^yArj, staph'- 

 ule, a bunch of grapes, or the ton- 

 sils ; PUTTTU, rhapto, I sow). A 

 surgical operation for uniting the 

 edges of a divided palate. 



Sta'sis (Gr lcrrr]fj.i, histcmi, I make to 

 stand). A standing or settling in 

 one place : as of the blood. 



Static (Gr. /o-njjtu, histcmi, I make 

 to stand). Having the power of 

 keeping in a stationary condition. 



Stat'ics (Gr. ftr-r^u, histemi, I cause 

 to stand). The branch of me- 

 chanics which considers the action 

 on bodies of forces at equilibrium, 

 or producing equilibrium. 



Statis'tics. The science of collecting 



and arranging all the numerical 

 facts relating to any subject. 



Steam Hammer. A form of forge 

 hammer consisting of a steam cy- 

 linder and piston placed vertically 

 over the anvil. 



Ste'arate (Gr. o-reap, ste'ar, suet). A 

 salt consisting of stearic acid and a 

 base. 



Stearlc (Gr. o-reop, ste'ar, suet). An 

 acid which is derived from certain 

 fats. 



Ste'arin (Gr. o-reop, ste'ar, suet). The 

 chief ingredient of suet and tallow. 



Ste'atite (Gr. crreap, ste'ar, suet). 

 Soap-stone : asoftunctuousmineral, 

 consisting of a silicate of magnesia 

 and alumina. 



Steato'ma (Gr. tr-reap, ste'ar, suet). A 

 tumour containing a substance re- 

 sembling fat. 



Steato'matous (Steato'ma). Of the 

 nature of a steatoma or fatty tu- 

 mour. 



Stellar (Lat. stetta, a star). Belong- 

 ing to or containing stars. 



Stellate or Stelliform (Lat. stella, a 

 star). Resembling a star ; radiated. 



Stem'mata (Gr. <rre/j./j.a, stem'ma, a 

 chaplet). The simple minute eyes 

 of worms, and those which are 

 added to the large compound eyes. 



Stenog'raphy (Gr. arrevos, sten'os, 

 narrow ; ypac^w, graph' o, I write). 

 The art of writing in short hand 

 by using abbreviations or characters 

 for whole words. 



Sterelmin'tha (Gr. trrepeos, ster'eos, 

 solid ; eAjutvs, hel'mins, a worm). 

 Parasitic worms, having no true 

 abdominal cavity. 



Stereograph'ic (Gr. a-rcpfos, ster'eos, 

 solid ; ypa(j>c0, graph' o, I write). 

 Delineated on a plane ; stereographic 

 proj ection is the proj ection of a sph ere 

 delineated on the plane of one of 

 its great circles, the eye being at 

 the pole of the circle. 



Stereog'raphy (Gr. crrepfos, ster'eos, 

 solid ; ypafyw, graph' o, I write). 

 The art of delineating the forms of 

 solid bodies on a plane. 



Stereom'eter (Gr. (rrepeos, ster'eos, 

 solid ; Herpov, met'ron, a measure). 

 An instrument for measuring the 



