English Dictionary: gas chamber | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Gossaniferous \Gos`san*if"er*ous\, a. [Gossan + -ferous.] Containing or producing gossan. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Lignum-vitae \[d8]Lig"num-vi"tae\ (-v[imac]"t[emac]), n. [L., wood of life; lignum wood + vita, genitive vit[91], life.] (Bot.) A tree ({Guaiacum officinale}) found in the warm latitudes of America, from which the {guaiacum} of medicine is procured. Its wood is very hard and heavy, and is used for various mechanical purposes, as for the wheels of ships' blocks, cogs, bearings, and the like. See {Guaiacum}. Note: In New Zealand the {Metrosideros buxifolia} is called lignum-vit[91], and in Australia a species of {Acacia}. The bastard lignum-vit[91] is a West Indian tree ({Sarcomphalus laurinus}). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Guaiacum \Gua"ia*cum\, n. [NL., fr. Sp. guayaco, from native name in Hayti.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of small, crooked trees, growing in tropical America. 2. The heart wood or the resin of the {Guaiacum offinale} or lignum-vit[91], a large tree of the West Indies and Central America. It is much used in medicine. [Written also {guaiac}.] |