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Graphite :: Graphite (n.) Native carbon in hexagonal crystals, also foliated or granular massive, of black color and metallic luster, and so soft as to leave a trace on paper. It is used for pencils (improperly called lead pencils), for crucibles, and as a lubricator, etc. Often called plumbago or black lead..

Quadriphyllous :: Quadriphyllous (a.) Having four leaves; quadrifoliate.

Schist :: Schist (n.) Any crystalline rock having a foliated structure (see Foliation) and hence admitting of ready division into slabs or slates. The common kinds are mica schist, and hornblendic schist, consisting chiefly of quartz with mica or hornblende and often feldspar..

Quinquefoliated :: Quinquefoliated (a.) Having five leaves or leaflets.

Foliate :: Foliate (v. t.) To beat into a leaf, or thin plate..

Desquamatory :: Desquamatory (n.) An instrument formerly used in removing the laminae of exfoliated bones.

Angustifoliate :: Angustifoliate (a.) Alt. of Angustifoliou.

Stilt :: Stilpnomelane (n.) A black or greenish black mineral occurring in foliated flates, also in velvety bronze-colored incrustations. It is a hydrous silicate of iron and alumina..

Foliated :: Foliated (a.) Spread over with an amalgam of tin and quicksilver.

Infoliate :: Infoliate (v. t.) To cover or overspread with, or as with, leaves..

Trifoliate :: Trifoliate (a.) Alt. of Trifoliate.

Scurf :: Scurf (n.) Thin dry scales or scabs upon the body; especially, thin scales exfoliated from the cuticle, particularly of the scalp; dandruff..

Nagyagite :: Nagyagite (n.) A mineral of blackish lead-gray color and metallic luster, generally of a foliated massive structure; foliated tellurium. It is a telluride of lead and gold..

Trifolium :: Trifolium (n.) A genus of leguminous herbs with densely spiked flowers and usually trifoliate leaves; trefoil. There are many species, all of which are called clover. See Clover..

Finial :: Finial (n.) The knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in Gothic architecture; sometimes, the pinnacle itself..

Adversifoliate :: Adversifoliate (a.) Alt. of Adversifoliou.

Foliated :: Foliated (imp. & p. p.) of Foliat.

Connate :: Connate (a.) Congenitally united; growing from one base, or united at their bases; united into one body; as, connate leaves or athers. See Illust. of Connate-perfoliate..

Brucite :: Brucite (n.) A white, pearly mineral, occurring thin and foliated, like talc, and also fibrous; a native magnesium hydrate..

Foliated :: Foliated (a.) Having leaves, or leaflike projections; as, a foliated shell..

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