osmiridium : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

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English Dictionary: osmiridium	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Osmeridae n smelts Synonym(s): Osmeridae, family Osmeridae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Osmerus n type genus of the Osmeridae [syn: Osmerus, {genus Osmerus}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Osmerus eperlanus n the common smelt of Europe [syn: sparling, {European smelt}, Osmerus eperlanus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Osmerus mordax n important marine and landlocked food fish of eastern North America and Alaska Synonym(s): rainbow smelt, Osmerus mordax
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
osmiridium n a hard and corrosion resistant mineral that is a natural alloy of osmium and iridium (usually containing small amounts of rhodium and platinum); used in needles and pen nibs etc. Synonym(s): osmiridium, iridosmine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
osmoreceptor n sensory end organ that responds to changes in osmotic pressure
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oxymoron n conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sea leopard \Sea" leop"ard\ (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of spotted seals, especially {Ogmorhinus leptonyx}, and {Leptonychotes Weddelli}, of the Antarctic Ocean. The North Pacific sea leopard is the harbor seal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Smelt \Smelt\, n. [AS. smelt, smylt; akin to Dan. smelt.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small silvery salmonoid fishes of the genus {Osmerus} and allied genera, which ascend rivers to spawn, and sometimes become landlocked in lakes. They are esteemed as food, and have a peculiar odor and taste. Note: The most important species are the European smelt ({Osmerus eperlans}) (called also {eperlan}, {sparling}, and {spirling}), the Eastern American smelt ({O. mordax}), the California smelt ({O. thalichthys}), and the surf smelt ({Hypomesus olidus}). The name is loosely applied to various other small fishes, as the lant, the California tomcod, the spawn eater, the silverside. 2. Fig.: A gull; a simpleton. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. {Sand smelt} (Zo[94]l.), the silverside.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sparling \Spar"ling\, n. [Akin to G. spierling, spiering, D. spiering: cf. F. [82]perlan.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) The European smelt ({Osmerus eperlanus}). (b) A young salmon. (c) A tern. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d890perlan \[d8][90]`per`lan"\, n. [F. [82]perlan, fr. G. spierling. See {Sparling}.] (Zo[94]l.) The European smelt ({Osmerus eperlanus}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oxymuriate \Ox`ymu"riate\, n. (Old Chem.) A salt of the supposed oxymuriatic acid; a chloride. {Oxymuriate of lime}, chloride of lime.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oxymuriate \Ox`ymu"riate\, n. (Old Chem.) A salt of the supposed oxymuriatic acid; a chloride. {Oxymuriate of lime}, chloride of lime.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oxymuriatic \Ox`ymu`riat"ic\, a. [Oxy (a) + muriatic: cf. F. oxymuriatique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or consisting of, oxygen and muriatic acid, that is, hydrochloric acid. [Archaic.] {Oxymuriatic acid}, chlorine, formerly so called on the supposition that it was a compound of oxygen and muriatic acid. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oxymuriatic \Ox`ymu`riat"ic\, a. [Oxy (a) + muriatic: cf. F. oxymuriatique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or consisting of, oxygen and muriatic acid, that is, hydrochloric acid. [Archaic.] {Oxymuriatic acid}, chlorine, formerly so called on the supposition that it was a compound of oxygen and muriatic acid. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oxyneurine \Ox`y*neu"rine\, n. (Chem.) See {Betaine}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Betaine \Be"ta*ine\, n. [From beta, generic name of the beet.] (Chem.) A nitrogenous base, {C5H11NO2}, produced artificially, and also occurring naturally in beet-root molasses and its residues, from which it is extracted as a white crystalline substance; -- called also {lycine} and {oxyneurine}. It has a sweetish taste.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oxyneurine \Ox`y*neu"rine\, n. (Chem.) See {Betaine}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Betaine \Be"ta*ine\, n. [From beta, generic name of the beet.] (Chem.) A nitrogenous base, {C5H11NO2}, produced artificially, and also occurring naturally in beet-root molasses and its residues, from which it is extracted as a white crystalline substance; -- called also {lycine} and {oxyneurine}. It has a sweetish taste.
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