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A compound of hydrobromic acid with a base; -- distinguished from a bromide, in which only the bromine unites with the base.
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A compound of hydrochloric acid with a base; -- distinguished from a chloride, where only chlorine unites with the base.
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A compound of hydrocyanic acid with a base; -- distinguished from a cyanide, in which only the cyanogen so combines.
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A compound of the binary type, in which hydrogen is united with some other element.
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A comprehensive division of vertebrates, including all that have distinct jaws, in contrast with the leptocardians and marsipobranchs (Cyclostoma), which lack them.
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A concrete juice produced by various trees found in the Malayan archipelago, especially by the Isonandra, ∨ Dichopsis, Gutta. It becomes soft, and unpressible at the tamperature of boiling water, and, on cooling, retains its new shape. It dissolves in oils and ethers, but not in water. In many of its properties it resembles caoutchouc, and it is extensively used for many economical purposes. The Mimusops globosa of Guiana also yields this material.
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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 ad emetic.
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