DUST

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1892 · p. 29

n. Du3st. Gr., KOVIJ. Lat., pulvis. Fr., pou iere. Ger., Staub. Any material, especially refuse matter, in the state of a dry, fine powder. Cosmic d. D. floating in the atmosphere and supposed to be derived from extra-terrestrial sources (meteors, etc.). [BJ D.-brand. The genus Ustilago. [B, 121 (o, 24}.] Ear-d. The otoliths. [L, 13.] [s. 630]