MODULUS OF CAPILLARITY
\mˈɒdjʊləs ɒv kˌapɪlˈaɹɪti], \mˈɒdjʊləs ɒv kˌapɪlˈaɹɪti], \m_ˈɒ_d_j_ʊ_l_ə_s ɒ_v k_ˌa_p_ɪ_l_ˈa_ɹ_ɪ_t_i]\
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A number representing the change in the height of a capillary column consisting of a solution of a metallic salt, when either the basic or the acid radicle of the salt is replaced by another radicle. This modulus is constant for any given radicle. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).