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Disk :: Disk (n.) A circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disk; germinal disk, etc..

Tristoma :: Tristoma (n.) Any one of numerous species of trematode worms belonging to Tristoma and allied genera having a large posterior sucker and two small anterior ones. They usually have broad, thin, and disklike bodies, and are parasite on the gills and skin of fishes..

Sung :: Sunflower (n.) Any plant of the genus Helianthus; -- so called probably from the form and color of its flower, which is large disk with yellow rays. The commonly cultivated sunflower is Helianthus annuus, a native of America..

Disciferous :: Disciferous (a.) Bearing disks.

Epiclinal :: Epiclinal (a.) Situated on the receptacle or disk of a flower.

Target :: Target (n.) A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal..

Full-orbed :: Full-orbed (a.) Having the orb or disk complete or fully illuminated; like the full moon.

Egress :: Egress (n.) The passing off from the sun's disk of an inferior planet, in a transit..

Discal :: Discal (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a disk; as, discal cells..

Pile :: Pile (n.) A vertical series of alternate disks of two dissimilar metals, as copper and zinc, laid up with disks of cloth or paper moistened with acid water between them, for producing a current of electricity; -- commonly called Volta's pile, voltaic pile, or galvanic pile..

Drummond Light :: Drummond light () A very intense light, produced by turning two streams of gas, one oxygen and the other hydrogen, or coal gas, in a state of ignition, upon a ball of lime; or a stream of oxygen gas through a flame of alcohol upon a ball or disk of lime; -- called also oxycalcium light, or lime light..

Siphonopoda :: Siphonopoda (n. pl.) A division of Scaphopoda including those in which the foot terminates in a circular disk.

Disk :: Disk (n.) A part of the receptacle enlarged or expanded under, or around, or even on top of, the pistil..

Disc :: Disc (n.) A circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disc, a germinal disc, etc. Same as Disk..

Ophiuroidea :: Ophiuroidea (n. pl.) A class of star-shaped echinoderms having a disklike body, with slender, articulated arms, which are not grooved beneath and are often very fragile; -- called also Ophiuroida and Ophiuridea. See Illust. under Brittle star..

Photodrome :: Photodrome (n.) An apparatus consisting of a large wheel with spokes, which when turning very rapidly is illuminated by momentary flashes of light passing through slits in a rotating disk. By properly timing the succession of flashes the wheel is made to appear to be motionless, or to rotate more or less slowly in either direction..

Salamander :: Salamander (n.) A culinary utensil of metal with a plate or disk which is heated, and held over pastry, etc., to brown it..

Tasimer :: Tasimer (n.) An instrument for detecting or measuring minute extension or movements of solid bodies. It consists essentially of a small rod, disk, or button of carbon, forming part of an electrical circuit, the resistance of which, being varied by the changes of pressure produced by the movements of the object to be measured, causes variations in the strength of the current, which variations are indicated by a sensitive galvanometer. It is also used for measuring minute changes of temperature..

Orbitolites :: Orbitolites (n.) A genus of living Foraminifera, forming broad, thin, circular disks, containing numerous small chambers..

Discophora :: Discophora (n. pl.) A division of acalephs or jellyfishes, including most of the large disklike species..

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