slovo | definícia |
lemon (mass) | lemon
- citrón |
lemon (encz) | lemon,citrón |
lemon (encz) | lemon,šunt n: [hovor.] krám, špatně fungující věc, .. web |
Lemon (gcide) | Sole \Sole\, n. [F. sole, L. solea; -- so named from its flat
shape. See Sole of the foot.] (Zool.)
(a) Any one of several species of flatfishes of the genus
Solea and allied genera of the family Soleidae,
especially the common European species ({Solea
vulgaris}), which is a valuable food fish.
(b) Any one of several American flounders somewhat resembling
the true sole in form or quality, as the California sole
(Lepidopsetta bilineata), the long-finned sole
(Glyptocephalus zachirus), and other species.
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Lemon, or French, sole (Zool.), a European species of
sole (Solea pegusa).
Smooth sole (Zool.), the megrim.
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Lemon (gcide) | Lemon \Lem"on\ (l[e^]m"[u^]n), n. [F. limon, Per. l[imac]m[=u]n;
cf. Ar. laim[=u]n, Sp. limon, It. limone. Cf. Lime a
fruit.]
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1. (Bot.) An oval or roundish fruit resembling the orange,
and containing a pulp usually intensely acid. It is
produced by a tropical tree of the genus Citrus, the
common fruit known in commerce being that of the species
Citrus Limonum or Citrus Medica (var. Limonum). There
are many varieties of the fruit, some of which are sweet.
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2. The tree which bears lemons; the lemon tree.
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Lemon grass (Bot.), a fragrant East Indian grass
(Andropogon Sh[oe]nanthus, and perhaps other allied
species), which yields the grass oil used in perfumery.
Lemon sole (Zool.), a yellow European sole ({Solea
aurantiaca}).
Salts of lemon (Chem.), a white crystalline substance,
inappropriately named, as it consists of an acid potassium
oxalate and contains no citric acid, which is the
characteristic acid of lemon; -- called also {salts of
sorrel}. It is used in removing ink stains. See {Oxalic
acid}, under Oxalic. [Colloq.]
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lemon (wn) | lemon
n 1: yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
2: a strong yellow color [syn: gamboge, lemon, {lemon
yellow}, maize]
3: a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely
cultivated for its fruit [syn: lemon, lemon tree, {Citrus
limon}]
4: a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons
5: an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or
unsatisfactory [syn: lemon, stinker] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
lemon (mass) | lemon
- citrón |
lemon (encz) | lemon,citrón lemon,šunt n: [hovor.] krám, špatně fungující věc, .. web |
lemon balm (encz) | lemon balm, n: |
lemon butter (encz) | lemon butter, n: |
lemon cheese (encz) | lemon cheese, n: |
lemon curd (encz) | lemon curd,citronový krém Zdeněk Brož |
lemon drop (encz) | lemon drop, n: |
lemon extract (encz) | lemon extract, n: |
lemon geranium (encz) | lemon geranium, n: |
lemon grass (encz) | lemon grass,citronová tráva n: Jakub Mišák |
lemon grove (encz) | lemon grove, n: |
lemon juice (encz) | lemon juice, n: |
lemon lily (encz) | lemon lily, n: |
lemon meringue pie (encz) | lemon meringue pie, n: |
lemon mint (encz) | lemon mint, n: |
lemon oil (encz) | lemon oil, n: |
lemon peel (encz) | lemon peel, n: |
lemon rind (encz) | lemon rind, n: |
lemon shark (encz) | lemon shark, n: |
lemon sole (encz) | lemon sole, n: |
lemon sumac (encz) | lemon sumac, n: |
lemon tree (encz) | lemon tree, n: |
lemon yellow (encz) | lemon yellow, n: |
lemon zest (encz) | lemon zest, n: |
lemon-scented gum (encz) | lemon-scented gum, n: |
lemon-wood (encz) | lemon-wood, n: |
lemon-wood tree (encz) | lemon-wood tree, n: |
lemonade (encz) | lemonade,limonáda |
lemonade mix (encz) | lemonade mix, n: |
lemongrass (encz) | lemongrass,citronová tráva n: Jakub Mišák |
lemonlike (encz) | lemonlike,citronovitý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
lemons (encz) | lemons,citróny n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
lemonwood (encz) | lemonwood, n: |
lemonwood tree (encz) | lemonwood tree, n: |
lemony (encz) | lemony,citrónový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
order polemoniales (encz) | order Polemoniales, n: |
plains lemon monarda (encz) | plains lemon monarda, n: |
polemoniaceous (encz) | polemoniaceous, adj: |
polemonium (encz) | polemonium, n: |
sweet lemon (encz) | sweet lemon, n: |
water lemon (encz) | water lemon, n: |
wild water lemon (encz) | wild water lemon, n: |
Lemon grass (gcide) | Lemon \Lem"on\ (l[e^]m"[u^]n), n. [F. limon, Per. l[imac]m[=u]n;
cf. Ar. laim[=u]n, Sp. limon, It. limone. Cf. Lime a
fruit.]
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1. (Bot.) An oval or roundish fruit resembling the orange,
and containing a pulp usually intensely acid. It is
produced by a tropical tree of the genus Citrus, the
common fruit known in commerce being that of the species
Citrus Limonum or Citrus Medica (var. Limonum). There
are many varieties of the fruit, some of which are sweet.
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2. The tree which bears lemons; the lemon tree.
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Lemon grass (Bot.), a fragrant East Indian grass
(Andropogon Sh[oe]nanthus, and perhaps other allied
species), which yields the grass oil used in perfumery.
Lemon sole (Zool.), a yellow European sole ({Solea
aurantiaca}).
Salts of lemon (Chem.), a white crystalline substance,
inappropriately named, as it consists of an acid potassium
oxalate and contains no citric acid, which is the
characteristic acid of lemon; -- called also {salts of
sorrel}. It is used in removing ink stains. See {Oxalic
acid}, under Oxalic. [Colloq.]
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lemon grass oil (gcide) | Barnyard grass, for hay. South. Panicum Grus-galli. Bent,
pasture and hay. Agrostis, several species. Bermuda grass,
pasture. South. Cynodon Dactylon. Black bent. Same as {Switch
grass} (below). Blue bent, hay. North and West. {Andropogon
provincialis}. Blue grass, pasture. Poa compressa. Blue joint,
hay. Northwest. Aqropyrum glaucum. Buffalo grass, grazing.
Rocky Mts., etc.
(a) Buchlo["e] dectyloides.
(b) Same as Grama grass (below). Bunch grass, grazing.
Far West. Eriocoma, Festuca, Stips, etc. Chess,
or Cheat, a weed. Bromus secalinus, etc. Couch
grass. Same as Quick grass (below). Crab grass,
(a) Hay, in South. A weed, in North. Panicum sanguinale.
(b) Pasture and hay. South. Eleusine Indica. Darnel
(a) Bearded, a noxious weed. Lolium temulentum.
(b) Common. Same as Rye grass (below). Drop seed, fair
for forage and hay. Muhlenbergia, several species.
English grass. Same as Redtop (below). Fowl meadow
grass.
(a) Pasture and hay. Poa serotina.
(b) Hay, on moist land. Gryceria nervata. Gama grass,
cut fodder. South. Tripsacum dactyloides. Grama
grass, grazing. West and Pacific slope. {Bouteloua
oligostachya}, etc. Great bunch grass, pasture and
hay. Far West. Festuca scabrella. Guinea grass, hay.
South. Panicum jumentorum. Herd's grass, in New
England Timothy, in Pennsylvania and South Redtop.
Indian grass. Same as Wood grass (below). Italian
rye grass, forage and hay. Lolium Italicum. Johnson
grass, grazing and hay. South and Southwest. {Sorghum
Halepense}. Kentucky blue grass, pasture. {Poa
pratensis}. Lyme grass, coarse hay. South. Elymus,
several species. Manna grass, pasture and hay.
Glyceria, several species. Meadow fescue, pasture
and hay. Festuca elatior. Meadow foxtail, pasture,
hay, lawn. North. Alopecurus pratensis. Meadow
grass, pasture, hay, lawn. Poa, several species.
Mesquite grass, or Muskit grass. Same as Grama grass
(above). Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed.
Muhlenbergia diffsa. Orchard grass, pasture and hay.
Dactylis glomerata. Porcupine grass, troublesome to
sheep. Northwest. Stipa spartea. Quaking grass,
ornamental. Briza media and maxima. Quitch, or
Quick, grass, etc., a weed. Agropyrum repens. Ray
grass. Same as Rye grass (below). Redtop, pasture
and hay. Agrostis vulgaris. Red-topped buffalo
grass, forage. Northwest. Poa tenuifolia. Reed
canary grass, of slight value. Phalaris arundinacea.
Reed meadow grass, hay. North. Glyceria aquatica.
Ribbon grass, a striped leaved form of {Reed canary
grass}. Rye grass, pasture, hay. Lolium perenne,
var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work, etc. North.
Hierochloa borealis. Sesame grass. Same as {Gama
grass} (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native
in Northern Europe and Asia. Festuca ovina. Small
reed grass, meadow pasture and hay. North. {Deyeuxia
Canadensis}. Spear grass, Same as Meadow grass
(above). Squirrel-tail grass, troublesome to animals.
Seacoast and Northwest. Hordeum jubatum. Switch
grass, hay, cut young. Panicum virgatum. Timothy,
cut young, the best of hay. North. Phleum pratense.
Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. {Holcus
lanatus}. Vernal grass, pasture, hay, lawn.
Anthoxanthum odoratum. Wire grass, valuable in
pastures. Poa compressa. Wood grass, Indian grass,
hay. Chrysopogon nutans.
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Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not
true grasses botanically considered, such as black
grass, goose grass, star grass, etc.
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Black grass, a kind of small rush (Juncus Gerardi),
growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay.
Grass of the Andes, an oat grass, the {Arrhenatherum
avenaceum} of Europe.
Grass of Parnassus, a plant of the genus Parnassia
growing in wet ground. The European species is {Parnassia
palustris}; in the United States there are several
species.
Grass bass (Zool.), the calico bass.
Grass bird, the dunlin.
Grass cloth, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the
grass-cloth plant.
Grass-cloth plant, a perennial herb of the Nettle family
(B[oe]hmeria nivea syn. Urtica nivea), which grows in
Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and
strong fibers suited for textile purposes.
Grass finch. (Zool.)
(a) A common American sparrow ({Po["o]c[ae]tes
gramineus}); -- called also vesper sparrow and
bay-winged bunting.
(b) Any Australian finch, of the genus Po["e]phila, of
which several species are known.
Grass lamb, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land
and giving rich milk.
Grass land, land kept in grass and not tilled.
Grass moth (Zool.), one of many small moths of the genus
Crambus, found in grass.
Grass oil, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in
India from grasses of the genus Andropogon, etc.; --
used in perfumery under the name of citronella, {ginger
grass oil}, lemon grass oil, essence of verbena etc.
Grass owl (Zool.), a South African owl (Strix Capensis).
Grass parrakeet (Zool.), any of several species of
Australian parrots, of the genus Euphemia; -- also
applied to the zebra parrakeet.
Grass plover (Zool.), the upland or field plover.
Grass poly (Bot.), a species of willowwort ({Lythrum
Hyssopifolia}). --Johnson.
Crass quit (Zool.), one of several tropical American
finches of the genus Euetheia. The males have most of
the head and chest black and often marked with yellow.
Grass snake. (Zool.)
(a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({Tropidonotus
natrix}).
(b) The common green snake of the Northern United States.
See Green snake, under Green.
Grass snipe (Zool.), the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa
maculata}); -- called also jacksnipe in America.
Grass spider (Zool.), a common spider (Agelena n[ae]via),
which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous when covered
with dew.
Grass sponge (Zool.), an inferior kind of commercial sponge
from Florida and the Bahamas.
Grass table. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
Grass vetch (Bot.), a vetch (Lathyrus Nissolia), with
narrow grasslike leaves.
Grass widow. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G.
strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[aum]senka a grass widow.]
(a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.]
(b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or
prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her
husband. [Slang.]
Grass wrack (Bot.) eelgrass.
To bring to grass (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the
surface of the ground.
To put to grass, To put out to grass, to put out to graze
a season, as cattle.
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lemon oil (gcide) | Essential \Es*sen"tial\ ([e^]s*s[e^]n"sjal), a. [Cf. F.
essentiel. See Essence.]
1. Belonging to the essence, or that which makes an object,
or class of objects, what it is.
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Majestic as the voice sometimes became, there was
forever in it an essential character of
plaintiveness. --Hawthorne.
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2. Hence, really existing; existent.
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Is it true, that thou art but a name,
And no essential thing? --Webster
(1623).
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3. Important in the highest degree; indispensable to the
attainment of an object; indispensably necessary.
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Judgment's more essential to a general
Than courage. --Denham.
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How to live? -- that is the essential question for
us. --H. Spencer.
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4. Containing the essence or characteristic portion of a
substance, as of a plant; highly rectified; pure; hence,
unmixed; as, an essential oil. "Mine own essential
horror." --Ford.
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5. (Mus.) Necessary; indispensable; -- said of those tones
which constitute a chord, in distinction from ornamental
or passing tones.
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6. (Med.) Idiopathic; independent of other diseases.
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Essential character (Biol.), the prominent characteristics
which serve to distinguish one genus, species, etc., from
another.
Essential disease, Essential fever (Med.), one that is
not dependent on another.
Essential oils (Chem.), a class of volatile oils, extracted
from plants, fruits, or flowers, having each its
characteristic odor, and hot burning taste. They are used
in essences, perfumery, etc., and include many varieties
of compounds; as lemon oil is a terpene, {oil of bitter
almonds} an aldehyde, oil of wintergreen an ethereal
salt, etc.; -- called also volatile oils in distinction
from the fixed or nonvolatile.
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Lemon sole (gcide) | Lemon \Lem"on\ (l[e^]m"[u^]n), n. [F. limon, Per. l[imac]m[=u]n;
cf. Ar. laim[=u]n, Sp. limon, It. limone. Cf. Lime a
fruit.]
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1. (Bot.) An oval or roundish fruit resembling the orange,
and containing a pulp usually intensely acid. It is
produced by a tropical tree of the genus Citrus, the
common fruit known in commerce being that of the species
Citrus Limonum or Citrus Medica (var. Limonum). There
are many varieties of the fruit, some of which are sweet.
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2. The tree which bears lemons; the lemon tree.
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Lemon grass (Bot.), a fragrant East Indian grass
(Andropogon Sh[oe]nanthus, and perhaps other allied
species), which yields the grass oil used in perfumery.
Lemon sole (Zool.), a yellow European sole ({Solea
aurantiaca}).
Salts of lemon (Chem.), a white crystalline substance,
inappropriately named, as it consists of an acid potassium
oxalate and contains no citric acid, which is the
characteristic acid of lemon; -- called also {salts of
sorrel}. It is used in removing ink stains. See {Oxalic
acid}, under Oxalic. [Colloq.]
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Lemon verbena (gcide) | Verbena \Ver*be"na\, n. [L. See Vervain.] (Bot.)
A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are
extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers;
vervain.
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Note: Verbena, or vervain, was used by the Greeks, the
Romans, and the Druids, in their sacred rites.
--Brewer.
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Essence of verbena, Oil of verbena, a perfume prepared
from the lemon verbena; also, a similar perfume properly
called grass oil. See Grass oil, under Grass.
Lemon verbena, or Sweet verbena, a shrubby verbenaceous
plant (Lippia citriodora), with narrow leaves which
exhale a pleasant, lemonlike fragrance when crushed.
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Lemonade (gcide) | Lemonade \Lem`on*ade"\ (l[e^]m`[u^]n*[=a]d"), n. [F. limonade;
cf. Sp. limonada, It. limonata. See Lemon.]
A beverage consisting of lemon juice mixed with water and
sweetened. "If you have lemons, make lemonade"
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lemonwood (gcide) | lemonwood \lemonwood\ n.
1. hard tough elastic wood of the lemonwood tree; used for
making bows and fishing rods.
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2. A South African evergreen having hard tough wood.
Syn: lemonwood tree, Psychotria capensis .
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lemonwood tree (gcide) | dagame \dagame\ n.
the lemonwood tree (Calycophyllum candidissimum); -- it
is a tropical American tree which is source of a tough
elastic wood.
Syn: lemonwood tree, Calycophyllum candidissimum.
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lemony (gcide) | lemony \lemony\ adj.
1. tasting like lemons.
Syn: sourish, tangy, tart.
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Polemoniaceous (gcide) | Polemoniaceous \Pol`e*mo`ni*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.)
Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants
(Polemoniace[ae]), which includes Polemonium, Phlox,
Gilia, and a few other genera.
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Polemonium (gcide) | Polemonium \Pol`e*mo"ni*um\ n. [NL., fr. Gr.? a kind of plant.]
(Bot.)
A genus of gamopetalous perennial herbs, including the
Jacob's ladder and the Greek valerian.
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Polemonium caeruleum (gcide) | Valerian \Va*le"ri*an\, n. [LL. valeriana, perhaps from some
person named Valerius, or fr. L. valere to be strong.
powerful, on account of its medicinal virtues: cf. F.
val['e]riane.] (Bot.)
Any plant of the genus Valeriana. The root of the officinal
valerian (Valeriana officinalis) has a strong smell, and is
much used in medicine as an antispasmodic.
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Greek valerian (Bot.), a plant (Polemonium caeruleum)
with blue or white flowers, and leaves resembling those of
the officinal valerian.
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Polemonium coeruleum having corymbs of drooping flowers usually blue Gray (gcide) | Jacob \Ja"cob\, n. [Cf. F. Jacob. See 2d Jack.]
A Hebrew patriarch (son of Isaac, and ancestor of the Jews),
who in a vision saw a ladder reaching up to heaven (--Gen.
xxviii. 12); -- also called Israel.
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And Jacob said . . . with my staff I passed over this
Jordan, and now I am become two bands. --Gen. xxxii.
9, 10.
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Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel.
--Gen. xxxii.
28.
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Jacob's ladder.
(a) (Bot.) A perennial herb of the genus Polemonium
({Polemonium c[oe]ruleum), having corymbs of drooping
flowers, usually blue. Gray}.
(b) (Naut.) A rope ladder, with wooden steps, for going
aloft. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
(c) (Naut.) A succession of short cracks in a defective spar.
Jacob's membrane. See Retina.
Jacob's staff.
(a) A name given to many forms of staff or weapon, especially
in the Middle Ages; a pilgrim's staff. [Obs.] --Spenser.
(b) (Surveying) See under Staff.
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Rule-monger (gcide) | Rule-monger \Rule"-mon`ger\, n.
A stickler for rules; a slave of rules [R.] --Hare.
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salt of lemon (gcide) | Salt \Salt\, n. [AS. sealt; akin to OS. & OFries. salt, D. zout,
G. salz, Icel., Sw., & Dan. salt, L. sal, Gr. ?, Russ. sole,
Ir. & Gael. salann, W. halen, of unknown origin. Cf. Sal,
Salad, Salary, Saline, Sauce, Sausage.]
1. The chloride of sodium, a substance used for seasoning
food, for the preservation of meat, etc. It is found
native in the earth, and is also produced, by evaporation
and crystallization, from sea water and other water
impregnated with saline particles.
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2. Hence, flavor; taste; savor; smack; seasoning.
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Though we are justices and doctors and churchmen . .
. we have some salt of our youth in us. --Shak.
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3. Hence, also, piquancy; wit; sense; as, Attic salt.
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4. A dish for salt at table; a saltcellar.
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I out and bought some things; among others, a dozen
of silver salts. --Pepys.
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5. A sailor; -- usually qualified by old. [Colloq.]
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Around the door are generally to be seen, laughing
and gossiping, clusters of old salts. --Hawthorne.
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6. (Chem.) The neutral compound formed by the union of an
acid and a base; thus, sulphuric acid and iron form the
salt sulphate of iron or green vitriol.
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Note: Except in case of ammonium salts, accurately speaking,
it is the acid radical which unites with the base or
basic radical, with the elimination of hydrogen, of
water, or of analogous compounds as side products. In
the case of diacid and triacid bases, and of dibasic
and tribasic acids, the mutual neutralization may vary
in degree, producing respectively basic, neutral, or
acid salts. See Phrases below.
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7. Fig.: That which preserves from corruption or error; that
which purifies; a corrective; an antiseptic; also, an
allowance or deduction; as, his statements must be taken
with a grain of salt.
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Ye are the salt of the earth. --Matt. v. 13.
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8. pl. Any mineral salt used as an aperient or cathartic,
especially Epsom salts, Rochelle salt, or Glauber's salt.
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9. pl. Marshes flooded by the tide. [Prov. Eng.]
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Above the salt, Below the salt, phrases which have
survived the old custom, in the houses of people of rank,
of placing a large saltcellar near the middle of a long
table, the places above which were assigned to the guests
of distinction, and those below to dependents, inferiors,
and poor relations. See Saltfoot.
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His fashion is not to take knowledge of him that is
beneath him in clothes. He never drinks below the
salt. --B. Jonson.
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Acid salt (Chem.)
(a) A salt derived from an acid which has several
replaceable hydrogen atoms which are only partially
exchanged for metallic atoms or basic radicals; as,
acid potassium sulphate is an acid salt.
(b) A salt, whatever its constitution, which merely gives
an acid reaction; thus, copper sulphate, which is
composed of a strong acid united with a weak base, is
an acid salt in this sense, though theoretically it is
a neutral salt.
Alkaline salt (Chem.), a salt which gives an alkaline
reaction, as sodium carbonate.
Amphid salt (Old Chem.), a salt of the oxy type, formerly
regarded as composed of two oxides, an acid and a basic
oxide. [Obsolescent]
Basic salt (Chem.)
(a) A salt which contains more of the basic constituent
than is required to neutralize the acid.
(b) An alkaline salt.
Binary salt (Chem.), a salt of the oxy type conveniently
regarded as composed of two ingredients (analogously to a
haloid salt), viz., a metal and an acid radical.
Double salt (Chem.), a salt regarded as formed by the union
of two distinct salts, as common alum, potassium aluminium
sulphate. See under Double.
Epsom salts. See in the Vocabulary.
Essential salt (Old Chem.), a salt obtained by
crystallizing plant juices.
Ethereal salt. (Chem.) See under Ethereal.
Glauber's salt or Glauber's salts. See in Vocabulary.
Haloid salt (Chem.), a simple salt of a halogen acid, as
sodium chloride.
Microcosmic salt. (Chem.). See under Microcosmic.
Neutral salt. (Chem.)
(a) A salt in which the acid and base (in theory)
neutralize each other.
(b) A salt which gives a neutral reaction.
Oxy salt (Chem.), a salt derived from an oxygen acid.
Per salt (Old Chem.), a salt supposed to be derived from a
peroxide base or analogous compound. [Obs.]
Permanent salt, a salt which undergoes no change on
exposure to the air.
Proto salt (Chem.), a salt derived from a protoxide base or
analogous compound.
Rochelle salt. See under Rochelle.
Salt of amber (Old Chem.), succinic acid.
Salt of colcothar (Old Chem.), green vitriol, or sulphate
of iron.
Salt of hartshorn. (Old Chem.)
(a) Sal ammoniac, or ammonium chloride.
(b) Ammonium carbonate. Cf. Spirit of hartshorn, under
Hartshorn.
Salt of lemons. (Chem.) See Salt of sorrel, below.
Salt of Saturn (Old Chem.), sugar of lead; lead acetate; --
the alchemical name of lead being Saturn.
Salt of Seignette. Same as Rochelle salt.
Salt of soda (Old Chem.), sodium carbonate.
Salt of sorrel (Old Chem.), acid potassium oxalate, or
potassium quadroxalate, used as a solvent for ink stains;
-- so called because found in the sorrel, or Oxalis. Also
sometimes inaccurately called salt of lemon.
Salt of tartar (Old Chem.), potassium carbonate; -- so
called because formerly made by heating cream of tartar,
or potassium tartrate. [Obs.]
Salt of Venus (Old Chem.), blue vitriol; copper sulphate;
-- the alchemical name of copper being Venus.
Salt of wisdom. See Alembroth.
Sedative salt (Old Med. Chem.), boric acid.
Sesqui salt (Chem.), a salt derived from a sesquioxide base
or analogous compound.
Spirit of salt. (Chem.) See under Spirit.
Sulpho salt (Chem.), a salt analogous to an oxy salt, but
containing sulphur in place of oxygen.
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Salt of lemons (gcide) | Salt \Salt\, n. [AS. sealt; akin to OS. & OFries. salt, D. zout,
G. salz, Icel., Sw., & Dan. salt, L. sal, Gr. ?, Russ. sole,
Ir. & Gael. salann, W. halen, of unknown origin. Cf. Sal,
Salad, Salary, Saline, Sauce, Sausage.]
1. The chloride of sodium, a substance used for seasoning
food, for the preservation of meat, etc. It is found
native in the earth, and is also produced, by evaporation
and crystallization, from sea water and other water
impregnated with saline particles.
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2. Hence, flavor; taste; savor; smack; seasoning.
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Though we are justices and doctors and churchmen . .
. we have some salt of our youth in us. --Shak.
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3. Hence, also, piquancy; wit; sense; as, Attic salt.
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4. A dish for salt at table; a saltcellar.
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I out and bought some things; among others, a dozen
of silver salts. --Pepys.
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5. A sailor; -- usually qualified by old. [Colloq.]
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Around the door are generally to be seen, laughing
and gossiping, clusters of old salts. --Hawthorne.
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6. (Chem.) The neutral compound formed by the union of an
acid and a base; thus, sulphuric acid and iron form the
salt sulphate of iron or green vitriol.
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Note: Except in case of ammonium salts, accurately speaking,
it is the acid radical which unites with the base or
basic radical, with the elimination of hydrogen, of
water, or of analogous compounds as side products. In
the case of diacid and triacid bases, and of dibasic
and tribasic acids, the mutual neutralization may vary
in degree, producing respectively basic, neutral, or
acid salts. See Phrases below.
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7. Fig.: That which preserves from corruption or error; that
which purifies; a corrective; an antiseptic; also, an
allowance or deduction; as, his statements must be taken
with a grain of salt.
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Ye are the salt of the earth. --Matt. v. 13.
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8. pl. Any mineral salt used as an aperient or cathartic,
especially Epsom salts, Rochelle salt, or Glauber's salt.
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9. pl. Marshes flooded by the tide. [Prov. Eng.]
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Above the salt, Below the salt, phrases which have
survived the old custom, in the houses of people of rank,
of placing a large saltcellar near the middle of a long
table, the places above which were assigned to the guests
of distinction, and those below to dependents, inferiors,
and poor relations. See Saltfoot.
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His fashion is not to take knowledge of him that is
beneath him in clothes. He never drinks below the
salt. --B. Jonson.
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Acid salt (Chem.)
(a) A salt derived from an acid which has several
replaceable hydrogen atoms which are only partially
exchanged for metallic atoms or basic radicals; as,
acid potassium sulphate is an acid salt.
(b) A salt, whatever its constitution, which merely gives
an acid reaction; thus, copper sulphate, which is
composed of a strong acid united with a weak base, is
an acid salt in this sense, though theoretically it is
a neutral salt.
Alkaline salt (Chem.), a salt which gives an alkaline
reaction, as sodium carbonate.
Amphid salt (Old Chem.), a salt of the oxy type, formerly
regarded as composed of two oxides, an acid and a basic
oxide. [Obsolescent]
Basic salt (Chem.)
(a) A salt which contains more of the basic constituent
than is required to neutralize the acid.
(b) An alkaline salt.
Binary salt (Chem.), a salt of the oxy type conveniently
regarded as composed of two ingredients (analogously to a
haloid salt), viz., a metal and an acid radical.
Double salt (Chem.), a salt regarded as formed by the union
of two distinct salts, as common alum, potassium aluminium
sulphate. See under Double.
Epsom salts. See in the Vocabulary.
Essential salt (Old Chem.), a salt obtained by
crystallizing plant juices.
Ethereal salt. (Chem.) See under Ethereal.
Glauber's salt or Glauber's salts. See in Vocabulary.
Haloid salt (Chem.), a simple salt of a halogen acid, as
sodium chloride.
Microcosmic salt. (Chem.). See under Microcosmic.
Neutral salt. (Chem.)
(a) A salt in which the acid and base (in theory)
neutralize each other.
(b) A salt which gives a neutral reaction.
Oxy salt (Chem.), a salt derived from an oxygen acid.
Per salt (Old Chem.), a salt supposed to be derived from a
peroxide base or analogous compound. [Obs.]
Permanent salt, a salt which undergoes no change on
exposure to the air.
Proto salt (Chem.), a salt derived from a protoxide base or
analogous compound.
Rochelle salt. See under Rochelle.
Salt of amber (Old Chem.), succinic acid.
Salt of colcothar (Old Chem.), green vitriol, or sulphate
of iron.
Salt of hartshorn. (Old Chem.)
(a) Sal ammoniac, or ammonium chloride.
(b) Ammonium carbonate. Cf. Spirit of hartshorn, under
Hartshorn.
Salt of lemons. (Chem.) See Salt of sorrel, below.
Salt of Saturn (Old Chem.), sugar of lead; lead acetate; --
the alchemical name of lead being Saturn.
Salt of Seignette. Same as Rochelle salt.
Salt of soda (Old Chem.), sodium carbonate.
Salt of sorrel (Old Chem.), acid potassium oxalate, or
potassium quadroxalate, used as a solvent for ink stains;
-- so called because found in the sorrel, or Oxalis. Also
sometimes inaccurately called salt of lemon.
Salt of tartar (Old Chem.), potassium carbonate; -- so
called because formerly made by heating cream of tartar,
or potassium tartrate. [Obs.]
Salt of Venus (Old Chem.), blue vitriol; copper sulphate;
-- the alchemical name of copper being Venus.
Salt of wisdom. See Alembroth.
Sedative salt (Old Med. Chem.), boric acid.
Sesqui salt (Chem.), a salt derived from a sesquioxide base
or analogous compound.
Spirit of salt. (Chem.) See under Spirit.
Sulpho salt (Chem.), a salt analogous to an oxy salt, but
containing sulphur in place of oxygen.
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Salts of lemon (gcide) | Lemon \Lem"on\ (l[e^]m"[u^]n), n. [F. limon, Per. l[imac]m[=u]n;
cf. Ar. laim[=u]n, Sp. limon, It. limone. Cf. Lime a
fruit.]
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1. (Bot.) An oval or roundish fruit resembling the orange,
and containing a pulp usually intensely acid. It is
produced by a tropical tree of the genus Citrus, the
common fruit known in commerce being that of the species
Citrus Limonum or Citrus Medica (var. Limonum). There
are many varieties of the fruit, some of which are sweet.
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2. The tree which bears lemons; the lemon tree.
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Lemon grass (Bot.), a fragrant East Indian grass
(Andropogon Sh[oe]nanthus, and perhaps other allied
species), which yields the grass oil used in perfumery.
Lemon sole (Zool.), a yellow European sole ({Solea
aurantiaca}).
Salts of lemon (Chem.), a white crystalline substance,
inappropriately named, as it consists of an acid potassium
oxalate and contains no citric acid, which is the
characteristic acid of lemon; -- called also {salts of
sorrel}. It is used in removing ink stains. See {Oxalic
acid}, under Oxalic. [Colloq.]
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Sea lemon (gcide) | Sea lemon \Sea" lem"on\ (Zool.)
Any one of several species of nudibranchiate mollusks of the
genus Doris and allied genera, having a smooth, thick, convex
yellow body.
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Water lemon (gcide) | Water lemon \Wa"ter lem"on\ (Bot.)
The edible fruit of two species of passion flower
(Passiflora laurifolia, and Passiflora maliformis); -- so
called in the West Indies.
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bitter lemon (wn) | bitter lemon
n 1: tart lemon-flavored carbonated drink |
epistle of paul the apostle to philemon (wn) | Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon
n 1: a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul
to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for
escaping [syn: Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon,
Epistle to Philemon, Philemon] |
epistle to philemon (wn) | Epistle to Philemon
n 1: a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul
to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for
escaping [syn: Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon,
Epistle to Philemon, Philemon] |
family polemoniaceae (wn) | family Polemoniaceae
n 1: a widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of
the order Polemoniales; often have showy flowers [syn:
Polemoniaceae, family Polemoniaceae, phlox family] |
genus polemonium (wn) | genus Polemonium
n 1: type genus of the Polemoniaceae |
lemon (wn) | lemon
n 1: yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
2: a strong yellow color [syn: gamboge, lemon, {lemon
yellow}, maize]
3: a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely
cultivated for its fruit [syn: lemon, lemon tree, {Citrus
limon}]
4: a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons
5: an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or
unsatisfactory [syn: lemon, stinker] |
lemon balm (wn) | lemon balm
n 1: bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or
yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a
garden escapee in northern Europe and North America [syn:
lemon balm, garden balm, sweet balm, bee balm,
beebalm, Melissa officinalis]
2: lemony leaves used for a tisane or in soups or fruit punches |
lemon butter (wn) | lemon butter
n 1: clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with lemon
juice and parsley [syn: Meuniere butter, lemon butter] |
lemon cheese (wn) | lemon cheese
n 1: a conserve with a thick consistency; made with lemons and
butter and eggs and sugar [syn: lemon curd, {lemon
cheese}] |
lemon curd (wn) | lemon curd
n 1: a conserve with a thick consistency; made with lemons and
butter and eggs and sugar [syn: lemon curd, {lemon
cheese}] |
lemon drop (wn) | lemon drop
n 1: a hard candy with lemon flavor and a yellow color and
(usually) the shape of a lemon |
lemon extract (wn) | lemon extract
n 1: a flavoring made from (or imitating) lemons |
lemon geranium (wn) | lemon geranium
n 1: a common garden geranium with lemon-scented foliage [syn:
lemon geranium, Pelargonium limoneum] |
lemon grass (wn) | lemon grass
n 1: an aromatic oil that smells like lemon and is widely used
in Asian cooking and in perfumes and medicines [syn:
lemongrass, lemon grass, lemongrass oil]
2: a tropical grass native to India and Sri Lanka [syn:
lemongrass, lemon grass] |
lemon grove (wn) | lemon grove
n 1: a grove of lemon trees |
lemon juice (wn) | lemon juice
n 1: usually freshly squeezed juice of lemons |
lemon lily (wn) | lemon lily
n 1: a day lily with yellow flowers [syn: lemon lily,
Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus, Hemerocallis flava] |
lemon meringue pie (wn) | lemon meringue pie
n 1: pie containing lemon custard and topped with meringue |
lemon mint (wn) | lemon mint
n 1: an annual horsemint of central and western United States
and northern Mexico [syn: lemon mint, horsemint,
Monarda citriodora]
2: mint with leaves having perfume like that of the bergamot
orange [syn: bergamot mint, lemon mint, {eau de cologne
mint}, Mentha citrata] |
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