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123, 6. kerosene; an oil prepared from petroleum. 
124, 7. the coir; the fibres of the cocoa-nut husk. 
126, 6. disbudding 5 ; clearing off buds or young shoots. 
128, 12. to ferment; to undergo chemical changes within its substance, 
j, 2. turmeric; a plant of the ginger family, which yields a yellow 
dye. 
134, 2. extensively; widely, largely. 
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138, 9. repaired; restored to a sound or good state. 
„ „ desert; a barren tract of land. 
142, 2. charred; partially burnt. 
144, 12. digested; dissolved and made ready to pass into the blood. 
145, 2. combined; united to form a compound. 
146, 7. nourishing the body; feeding it, and causing proper growth. 
147, 2. material; the substance or matter of which anything is made. 
149, 8. invalids; persons who are weak and unwell. 
150, 12. a “ model diet”; a kind of course of food that may serve as an 
example. 
151, 5. polar regions; the districts around the north and south poles; 
the coldest parts of the world. 
152, 7. the exact proportion; in the right or proper shares. 
154, 3. impurities; foul substances. 
155, 6. fouled; made impure. 
„ „ refuse; waste matter. 
156, 8. porous; having minute openings into which water can pass. 
159, 7. filtered; purified by draining through a filter. 
160, 9. malarial fevers; fevers caused by the foul air or water from 
marshy districts. 
,, 2. capering; skipping or jumping in frolic. 
161, 4. stimulate; to enliven or rouse. 
162, 11. alcohol; a liquid obtained by distilling; sometimes called “spirit 
of wine”. 
163, 2. saliva; a fluid sent out by glands in the mouth. 
165, 7. pancreas; an organ of the body, which secretes the pancreatic 
juice. 
167, 5. a large proportion; a large share. 
168, 9. direction of the wind; the quarter from whence the wind blows. 
169, 11. numberless specks; small portions too numerous to reckon. 
