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Definition of whence
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Whence
(adv.)
From what or which
place,
source,
material,
cause,
etc.; the
place,
source,
etc., from
which;
-- used
relatively..
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Neishout
::
Neishout
(n.) The
mahogany-like
wood of the South
African
tree
Pteroxylon
utile,
the
sawdust
of which
causes
violent
sneezing
(whence
the
name).
Also
called
sneezewood..
Gamboge
::
Gamboge
(n.) A
concrete
juice,
or gum
resin,
produced
by
several
species
of trees in Siam,
Ceylon,
and
Malabar.
It is
brought
in
masses,
or
cylindrical
rolls,
from
Cambodia,
or
Cambogia,
--
whence
its name. The best kind is of a
dense,
compact
texture,
and of a
beatiful
reddish
yellow.
Taking
internally,
it is a
strong
and harsh
cathartic
and
emetic..
Vestlet
::
Vestlet
(n.) Any one of
several
species
of
actinians
belonging
to the genus
Cerianthus.
These
animals
have a long,
smooth
body
tapering
to the base, and two
separate
circles
of
tentacles
around
the
mouth.
They form a
tough,
flexible,
feltlike
tube with a
smooth
internal
lining,
in which they
dwell,
whence
the
name..
Zumbooruk
::
Zumbooruk
(n.) A small
cannon
supported
by a
swiveled
rest on the back of a
camel,
whence
it is
fired,
-- used in the
East..
Bead
::
Bead (n.) A
little
perforated
ball, to be
strung
on a
thread,
and worn for
ornament;
or used in a
rosary
for
counting
prayers,
as by Roman
Catholics
and
Mohammedans,
whence
the
phrases
to tell
beads,
to at one's
beads,
to bid
beads,
etc.,
meaning,
to be at
prayer..
Diachylum
::
Diachylum
(n.) A
plaster
originally
composed
of the
juices
of
several
plants
(whence
its
name),
but now made of an oxide of lead and oil, and
consisting
essentially
of
glycerin
mixed with lead salts of the fat
acids..
Go
::
Go (v. i.) To move from the
person
speaking,
or from the point
whence
the
action
is
contemplated;
to pass away; to
leave;
to
depart;
-- in
opposition
to stay and
come..
Vitrina
::
Vitrina
(n.) A genus of
terrestrial
gastropods,
having
transparent,
very thin, and
delicate
shells,
--
whence
the
name..
Dinosauria
::
Dinosauria
(n. pl.) An order of
extinct
mesozoic
reptiles,
mostly
of large size
(whence
the
name).
Notwithstanding
their size, they
present
birdlike
characters
in the
skeleton,
esp. in the
pelvis
and hind
limbs.
Some
walked
on their
three-toed
hind feet, thus
producing
the large bird
tracks,
so-called,
of
mesozoic
sandstones;
others
were
five-toed
and
quadrupedal.
See
Illust.
of
Compsognathus,
also
Illustration
of
Dinosaur
in
Appendix..
Lithophyse
::
Lithophyse
(n.) A
spherulitic
cavity
often with
concentric
chambers,
observed
in some
volcanic
rocks,
as in
rhyolitic
lavas.
It is
supposed
to be
produced
by
expanding
gas,
whence
the
name..
Phosphorus
::
Phosphorus
(n.) A
poisonous
nonmetallic
element
of the
nitrogen
group,
obtained
as a
white,
or
yellowish,
translucent
waxy
substance,
having
a
characteristic
disagreeable
smell.
It is very
active
chemically,
must be
preserved
under
water,
and
unites
with
oxygen
even at
ordinary
temperatures,
giving
a faint glow, --
whence
its name. It
always
occurs
compined,
usually
in
phosphates,
as in the
mineral
apatite,
in
bones,
etc. It is used in the
composition
on the tips of
friction
matches,
and for man
Zietrisikite
::
Zietrisikite
(n.) A
mineral
wax, vert
similar
to
ozocerite.
It is found at
Zietrisika,
Moldavia,
whence
its
name..
Atlas
::
Atlas (n.) The first
vertebra
of the neck,
articulating
immediately
with the
skull,
thus
sustaining
the globe of the head,
whence
the
name..
Breadfruit
::
Breadfruit
(n.) The fruit of a tree
(Artocarpus
incisa)
found in the
islands
of the
Pacific,
esp. the South Sea
islands.
It is of a
roundish
form, from four to six or seven
inches
in
diameter,
and, when
baked,
somewhat
resembles
bread,
and is eaten as food,
whence
the
name..
Purpuric
::
Purpuric
(a.)
Pertaining
to or
designating,
a
nitrogenous
acid
contained
in uric acid. It is not known in the pure
state,
but forms
well-known
purple-red
compounds
(as
murexide),
whence
its
name..
Salt
::
salt ()
Sulphate
of
magnesia
having
cathartic
qualities;
--
originally
prepared
by
boiling
down the
mineral
waters
at
Epsom,
England,
--
whence
the name;
afterwards
prepared
from sea
water;
but now from
certain
minerals,
as from
siliceous
hydrate
of
magnesia..
Observatory
::
Observatory
(n.) A
lookout
on a flank of a
battery
whence
an
officer
can note the range and
effect
of the fire.
Vermicelli
::
Vermicelli
(n.) The flour of a hard and
small-grained
wheat made into
dough,
and
forced
through
small
cylinders
or pipes till it takes a
slender,
wormlike
form,
whence
the
Italian
name. When the paste is made in
larger
tubes,
it is
called
macaroni..
Cyclamen
::
Cyclamen
(n.) A genus of
plants
of the
Primrose
family,
having
depressed
rounded
corms,
and
pretty
nodding
flowers
with the
petals
so
reflexed
as to point
upwards,
whence
it is
called
rabbits'
ears. It is also
called
sow
bread,
because
hogs are said to eat the
corms..
Forfeit
::
Forfeit
(n.)
Something
deposited
and
redeemable
by a
sportive
fine; --
whence
the game of
forfeits.
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