A portable cyclopædia; or, Compendious dictionary of arts and sciences1810 |
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... base or radical . When this ra- dical is not found in a separate state it is termed unknown . See Chemistry . ACIDIFIABLE Base or Ridical , any substance simple or compound that can unite , without decomposition , with oxygen so as to ...
... base or radical . When this ra- dical is not found in a separate state it is termed unknown . See Chemistry . ACIDIFIABLE Base or Ridical , any substance simple or compound that can unite , without decomposition , with oxygen so as to ...
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... BASE , in trigonometry , a term used in contradistinction to the true base . Thus in oblique triangles the true base is either the sum of the sides , and then the difference of the sides is the altern base ; or the true base is the ...
... BASE , in trigonometry , a term used in contradistinction to the true base . Thus in oblique triangles the true base is either the sum of the sides , and then the difference of the sides is the altern base ; or the true base is the ...
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... base of the primary quill feathers . ALUM , a neutral salt , the base of which is alumina , argil , or clay , combined with sulphuric acid . There are four varieties of alum , 1. Sulphate of alumina and pot- ash . 2. Sulphate of alumina ...
... base of the primary quill feathers . ALUM , a neutral salt , the base of which is alumina , argil , or clay , combined with sulphuric acid . There are four varieties of alum , 1. Sulphate of alumina and pot- ash . 2. Sulphate of alumina ...
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... base of the cranium , and are of an irregular figure . The upper part , or os squamosum , is outwardly smooth with a thin semicircular edge ; the posterior part or pars mammillaris , is thicker and not so regular ; and their in- ferior ...
... base of the cranium , and are of an irregular figure . The upper part , or os squamosum , is outwardly smooth with a thin semicircular edge ; the posterior part or pars mammillaris , is thicker and not so regular ; and their in- ferior ...
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... base of the os hyoides . The two side muscles are , 1 . The hyo - glossus , which rises from the base cornu and appendix of the os hyoides , and inserted into the side of the tongue , 2 . The lingualis , which rises laterally from the ...
... base of the os hyoides . The two side muscles are , 1 . The hyo - glossus , which rises from the base cornu and appendix of the os hyoides , and inserted into the side of the tongue , 2 . The lingualis , which rises laterally from the ...
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