Hydrophanous

Hydrophanous
Hydrophanous Hy*droph"a*nous, a. (Min.) Made transparent by immersion in water. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • hydrophanous — adj. [Gr. hydor, water; phanerus, visible] Becoming transparent when immersed in water …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • hydrophanous — See hydrophane. * * * …   Universalium

  • hydrophanous — hy·droph·a·nous …   English syllables

  • hydrophanous —   a. becoming transparent when immersed in water.    ♦ hydrophane, n. such kind of opal …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • hydrophanous — hīˈdräfənəs adjective Etymology: hydrophane + ous : made transparent by immersion in water …   Useful english dictionary

  • hydrophane — hydrophanous /huy drof euh neuhs/, adj. /huy dreuh fayn /, n. a partly translucent variety of opal, which becomes more translucent or transparent when immersed in water. [1775 85; HYDRO 1 + PHANE] * * * …   Universalium

  • Psilocybe australiana — Taxobox name = Psilocybe australiana image width = 270px regnum = Fungi divisio = Basidiomycota classis = Agaricomycetes ordo = Agaricales familia = Strophariaceae genus = Psilocybe species = P. australiana binomial = Psilocybe Australiana… …   Wikipedia

  • Liarea turriculata turriculata — Taxobox name = Liarea turriculata turriculata image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda ordo = Mesogastropoda familia = Liareidae genus = Liarea species = L. turriculata subspecies = L. turriculata turriculata… …   Wikipedia

  • Liarea turriculata waipoua — Taxobox name = Liarea turriculata waipoua image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda ordo = Mesogastropoda familia = Liareidae genus = Liarea species = L. turriculata subspecies = L. turriculata waipoua trinomial =… …   Wikipedia

  • Liarea turriculata partula — Taxobox name = Liarea turriculata partula image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda ordo = Mesogastropoda familia = Liareidae genus = Liarea species = L. turriculata subspecies = L. turriculata partula trinomial =… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”