COLLECTION

n. Ko2l-e2k's hu3n. Gr., <rvAAeis, jrvAAo-yj^crvAAoyos. Lat., collectio (from colligere, to collect). Fr., c. Ger., Hainmluna. Ansammlung. A collecting, a gathering together, an accumulation (as of pus, serum, etc.). C. of a precipitate. The obtaining of a precipitate free from any extraneous matter, for chemical analysis or testing. [B (a, 34).] [s. 345]