 | Sir Charles Lyell - Geology - 1833 - 562 pages
...extinct animals found in caverns and fissures. Osseus is a Latin adjective, signifying bony. OUTLIERS. When a portion of a stratum occurs at some distance,...outlier, and the term is adopted in geological language. OVATE. The shape of an egg. Etym., ovum, egg. OVIPOSITING. The laying of eggs. OXYGEN. One of the constituent... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - Geology - 1833 - 570 pages
...extinct animals found in caverns and fissures. Oueus is a Latin adjective, signifying bony. OUTLIERS. When a portion of a stratum occurs at some distance,...belongs, some practical mineral surveyors call it an ouUter, and the term is adopted in geological language. OTATB. The shape of an egg. Elym., ovum, egg.... | |
 | Geological Survey of Pennsylvania - Geology - 1836 - 686 pages
...shine. Organic Remains. The remains of animals and plants (organized bodies) found in a fossil state. Oxide. The combination of a metal with oxygen ; rust is oxide of iron. OEo. REP. — 12. Oxygen. One of the constituent parts of the air or the atmosphere ; that part which... | |
 | geologocal survey of pennsylvania - Geology - 1838 - 446 pages
...''''' Organic Remain*. The remains of animals and plants (organized bodies) found in a fossil state. Oxide. The combination of a metal with oxygen ; rust...iron. Oxygen. One of the constituent parts of the air or the atmosphere ; that part which supports life. For a further explanation of ibr word, consult elementary... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - Geology - 1840 - 500 pages
...anatomy which treats of the bones; from oareov, otteon bone, and \oyos, logos, a discourse. OUTLIERS. When a portion of a stratum occurs at some distance,...practical mineral surveyors call it an outlier, and tlic term is adopted in geological language. OVATE. The shape of an, egg. Etym., ovum, egg. OVIPOSITING.... | |
 | John Lee Comstock - Geology - 1847 - 434 pages
...bones; from ovreov, osfeon, a bone, and Xo^os, log^t. a discourse. OUTLIERS. When a portion of the stratum occurs at. some distance, detached from the...belongs, some practical mineral surveyors call it an uutlier, and the term is adopted in geological language. Lign. 78. OVATE. The shape of an egg. Etym.,... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - Geology - 1854 - 870 pages
...anatomy which treats of the bones ; from orrar, ostton, bone, and \oyos, logoi, a discourse. OUTLIERS. When a portion of a stratum occurs at some distance, detached from tho general mass of the formation to which it belongs, some practical mineral surveyors call it an... | |
 | Missouri. State geologist, George Clinton Swallow - Geology - 1855 - 496 pages
...bones. Onondaga Limestone. A member of the New York System. See page 107. Outliers. When a portion of stratum occurs at some distance, detached from the...outlier, and the term is adopted in geological language. In Plate XIV., No. 5, the Chouteau Limestone between Buffalo and Bolivar, is an outlier. Oeate. The... | |
 | William Barton Rogers - Geology - 1884 - 878 pages
...called Cephalopoda, that inhabited a long chambered conical shell, like a straight horn. Outliers. — When a portion of a stratum occurs at some distance,...language. Oxide. — The combination of a metal with oxygon ; rust is oxide of iron. Oxygen. — One of the constituent parts of the air of the atmosphere... | |
 | William Barton Rogers - Geology - 1884 - 880 pages
...called Cephalopoda, that inhabited a long chambered conical shell, like a straight horn. Outliers. — When a portion of a stratum occurs at some distance,...outlier, and the term is adopted in geological language. Oxidf. — The combination of a metal with oxygen ; rust is oxide of iron. Oxygen. — One of the constituent... | |
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The combination of a metal with oxygen ; rust is oxide of iron. Oxygen. — One of the constituent parts of the air of the atmosphere; that part which supports life. For a further explanation of the word, consult elementary works on chemistry. 