lanuginicacid

Chem.: C38H60N 10020. A substance po e ing the characters of an acid, obtained by boiling purified wool in a strong solution of baryta water. It is a yeliowish, translucent, uncrystallizable powder. Its barium salt is C38H58N 10020Ba2. *lạ-nu-gìn-ous, *lạ-nug-in-ōse, a . [Latin lanuginosus , from lanugo down, from lana =wool.] Downy; covered with soft, downy hair. la-nu-gō, s. [Lat.] Laodicean having a hook at one end and a toggle at the other. It is used to pull the trigger of the gun-lock of a piece of ordnance, or to jerk the friction-tube, асcording to the plan of firing cannon. La-o-di-çe-an, a. [From Laodicea, a city of Phrygia, situated on the Lycus; Eng. suff. -an .] 1. Lit .: Of or pertaining to Laodicea or its inhabitants. 2. Fig .: Lukewarm in religion. (Rev. iii. 14-16.) Lā-ô-di-çe-an-ism, s. [Eng. Laodicean; -ism.] Lukewarmne in religion.