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A soluble, nitrogenous ferment, capable of converting starch and dextrin into sugar.
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A song for the evening; the evening service or form of worship (in the Church of England including vespers and compline); also, the time of evensong.
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A sort of electroscope, invented by Rousseau, in which the dry pile is employed to measure the amount of electricity transmitted by different bodies, or to determine their conducting power.
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A spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship; -- called also the fish davit.
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A spear bearer; a statue of a man holding a spear or in the attitude of a spear bearer. Several important sculptures of this subject existed in antiquity, copies of which remain to us.
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A special breed of the dromedary used for rapid traveling; the swift camel; -- called also herire, and maharik.
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