ryestarch

Chem.: The starch or flour of rye. The granules are larger than those of wheat or barley, some being 0016 of an inch in diameter. The form of the largest granules is that of a flattened disc with a depre ed center, having cracks on its outer edge. The hilum is central, with lines radiating almost to the circumference. Rice starch is sometimes used to adulterate wheat flour. rye (2), s. [See def.] A gypsy term for a young Romany rye = a young gypsy. IMG:content-0860.png:[blocks in formation] Aryan Lang. (ed. 1872), i. 217.) There are two sounds attached to this letter in English; the one surd, or uttered with breath merely, the other sonant or voiced. The first is a mere hi ing sound, as in sin , so, .; the other is exactly the same as that of z , as in music , muse , . Sin some words, as isle, island, viscount, is silent. It is closely allied to r, and even in the oldest English we have traces of the interchange, as in frore = froren = frosen (frozen), gecoren chosen , . Shas become changeoist those whilst mit has been st in hoist hoise, whilst whiles, . It has been Eng.ones, hence =0. Eng. hennes, . With a fol. lowing hit forms a digraph, a weakening of an older and stronger sound sc , as shall =O. Eng.sceal, fish O. Eng. fisc , . It has been changed into ge , as in cabbage =Fr. cab us ; Lat cabusia ; sausage = Fr. sauci e ; Lat. salsisia . In pick - ax , owing to a mistaken etymology, it has becomez. In Romance words s has pa ed into sh , as radish Lat.radiz ; cash -Fr. ca e, cha e Lat. caps a . From some words it has disappeared as in pea =0. Eng. pise = Latin pisum ; hautboy =Fr. hautbois ; puny =Fr. puisne , . In a few words we find an intruded s, as in island =O. Eng. ealand , igland , aisle Fr.aile; squeeze, sneeze, scratch, smelt , . It is repre sented by z in dizzy =O. Eng. dysig; freeze=0. Eng. freosan. In O. Eng. sc and sp were frequently transposen to cs and ps , as in ask =O. Eng. arian , clasped = clapsed . Sis an exceedingly common letter in English. It is the characteristic sign of the genitive case and plurals of nouns. S as an initial is used for South, as in S. W.= Southwest; for Society, as F. R. S.=Fellow of the Royal Society; for Saint, or double (SS.) for Saints. S as a symbol is used: 1. As a numeral for 7, and with a dash over it. S for 7,000. 2. In chemistry for the element Sulphur. sa, sae, conj. & adv. [So.] sa-adh, s. [SADH.] săb-a-dil-la, s. [CEVADILLA.]