Chapter IX

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From this reading FOOD MATERIALS OF THE OLDER PLANT (2) IN THE AIR The experiments you have just done show that plants absolutely require the mineral salts dissolved in the water of the soil or of their food solutions.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading FOOD MATERIALS OF THE OLDER PLANT (2) IN THE AIR The experiments you have just done show that plants absolutely require the mineral salts dissolved in the water of the soil or of their food solutions.

later than; following

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading FOOD MATERIALS OF THE OLDER PLANT (2) IN THE AIR The experiments you have just done show that plants absolutely require the mineral salts dissolved in the water of the soil or of their food solutions.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Before drying it, however, cut off a part of the plant which is equal in weight to the weight of the young plant you put into the food solution at first (~see~ p.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before drying it, however, cut off a part of the plant which is equal in weight to the weight of the young plant you put into the food solution at first (~see~ p.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Of course, the water itself goes into the plant tissues, but you can drive this off by gentle heat.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Of course, the water itself goes into the plant tissues, but you can drive this off by gentle heat.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

the act of examining resemblances

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Yet the plant should have grown to some considerable size.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Of course, the water itself goes into the plant tissues, but you can drive this off by gentle heat.

plural of “crystal” — a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading Before drying it, however, cut off a part of the plant which is equal in weight to the weight of the young plant you put into the food solution at first (~see~ p.

do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

(of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form

From this reading FOOD MATERIALS OF THE OLDER PLANT (2) IN THE AIR The experiments you have just done show that plants absolutely require the mineral salts dissolved in the water of the soil or of their food solutions.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading FOOD MATERIALS OF THE OLDER PLANT (2) IN THE AIR The experiments you have just done show that plants absolutely require the mineral salts dissolved in the water of the soil or of their food solutions.

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading Of course, the water itself goes into the plant tissues, but you can drive this off by gentle heat.

free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

-ing form of “dry” — remove the moisture from and make dry

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

be identical or equivalent to

From this reading Before drying it, however, cut off a part of the plant which is equal in weight to the weight of the young plant you put into the food solution at first (~see~ p.

plural of “experiment” — the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation

From this reading FOOD MATERIALS OF THE OLDER PLANT (2) IN THE AIR The experiments you have just done show that plants absolutely require the mineral salts dissolved in the water of the soil or of their food solutions.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Before drying it, however, cut off a part of the plant which is equal in weight to the weight of the young plant you put into the food solution at first (~see~ p.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading FOOD MATERIALS OF THE OLDER PLANT (2) IN THE AIR The experiments you have just done show that plants absolutely require the mineral salts dissolved in the water of the soil or of their food solutions.

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading Of course, the water itself goes into the plant tissues, but you can drive this off by gentle heat.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading FOOD MATERIALS OF THE OLDER PLANT (2) IN THE AIR The experiments you have just done show that plants absolutely require the mineral salts dissolved in the water of the soil or of their food solutions.

a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Before drying it, however, cut off a part of the plant which is equal in weight to the weight of the young plant you put into the food solution at first (~see~ p.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading FOOD MATERIALS OF THE OLDER PLANT (2) IN THE AIR The experiments you have just done show that plants absolutely require the mineral salts dissolved in the water of the soil or of their food solutions.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Of course, the water itself goes into the plant tissues, but you can drive this off by gentle heat.

and nothing more

From this reading FOOD MATERIALS OF THE OLDER PLANT (2) IN THE AIR The experiments you have just done show that plants absolutely require the mineral salts dissolved in the water of the soil or of their food solutions.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

plural of “material” — the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

From this reading FOOD MATERIALS OF THE OLDER PLANT (2) IN THE AIR The experiments you have just done show that plants absolutely require the mineral salts dissolved in the water of the soil or of their food solutions.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition

From this reading FOOD MATERIALS OF THE OLDER PLANT (2) IN THE AIR The experiments you have just done show that plants absolutely require the mineral salts dissolved in the water of the soil or of their food solutions.

absolutely essential

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading FOOD MATERIALS OF THE OLDER PLANT (2) IN THE AIR The experiments you have just done show that plants absolutely require the mineral salts dissolved in the water of the soil or of their food solutions.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading FOOD MATERIALS OF THE OLDER PLANT (2) IN THE AIR The experiments you have just done show that plants absolutely require the mineral salts dissolved in the water of the soil or of their food solutions.

and nothing more

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading FOOD MATERIALS OF THE OLDER PLANT (2) IN THE AIR The experiments you have just done show that plants absolutely require the mineral salts dissolved in the water of the soil or of their food solutions.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading Before drying it, however, cut off a part of the plant which is equal in weight to the weight of the young plant you put into the food solution at first (~see~ p.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

From this reading FOOD MATERIALS OF THE OLDER PLANT (2) IN THE AIR The experiments you have just done show that plants absolutely require the mineral salts dissolved in the water of the soil or of their food solutions.

plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading FOOD MATERIALS OF THE OLDER PLANT (2) IN THE AIR The experiments you have just done show that plants absolutely require the mineral salts dissolved in the water of the soil or of their food solutions.

be shown or be found to be

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

separated in relationship by a given degree of descent

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

require as useful, just, or proper

From this reading FOOD MATERIALS OF THE OLDER PLANT (2) IN THE AIR The experiments you have just done show that plants absolutely require the mineral salts dissolved in the water of the soil or of their food solutions.

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

plural of “salt” — a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading FOOD MATERIALS OF THE OLDER PLANT (2) IN THE AIR The experiments you have just done show that plants absolutely require the mineral salts dissolved in the water of the soil or of their food solutions.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Before drying it, however, cut off a part of the plant which is equal in weight to the weight of the young plant you put into the food solution at first (~see~ p.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Yet the plant should have grown to some considerable size.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading FOOD MATERIALS OF THE OLDER PLANT (2) IN THE AIR The experiments you have just done show that plants absolutely require the mineral salts dissolved in the water of the soil or of their food solutions.

the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

From this reading Yet the plant should have grown to some considerable size.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

the state of being covered with unclean things

From this reading FOOD MATERIALS OF THE OLDER PLANT (2) IN THE AIR The experiments you have just done show that plants absolutely require the mineral salts dissolved in the water of the soil or of their food solutions.

a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

plural of “solution” — a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution

From this reading FOOD MATERIALS OF THE OLDER PLANT (2) IN THE AIR The experiments you have just done show that plants absolutely require the mineral salts dissolved in the water of the soil or of their food solutions.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Yet the plant should have grown to some considerable size.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading FOOD MATERIALS OF THE OLDER PLANT (2) IN THE AIR The experiments you have just done show that plants absolutely require the mineral salts dissolved in the water of the soil or of their food solutions.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading FOOD MATERIALS OF THE OLDER PLANT (2) IN THE AIR The experiments you have just done show that plants absolutely require the mineral salts dissolved in the water of the soil or of their food solutions.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading FOOD MATERIALS OF THE OLDER PLANT (2) IN THE AIR The experiments you have just done show that plants absolutely require the mineral salts dissolved in the water of the soil or of their food solutions.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

plural of “tissue” — part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function

From this reading Of course, the water itself goes into the plant tissues, but you can drive this off by gentle heat.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

the act of using

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading FOOD MATERIALS OF THE OLDER PLANT (2) IN THE AIR The experiments you have just done show that plants absolutely require the mineral salts dissolved in the water of the soil or of their food solutions.

careful consideration

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet although these salts are so necessary, they do not use a large quantity of them, as you may prove by taking the solution C, which is left after the plant has grown in it, and slowly drying off all the water (taking care not to destroy a part of the salt crystals) by gentle heat, and then weighing this dry salt, and comparing its weight with that of the salts you put into C. You will find that the growing plant has only removed a small quantity of the salts.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading FOOD MATERIALS OF THE OLDER PLANT (2) IN THE AIR The experiments you have just done show that plants absolutely require the mineral salts dissolved in the water of the soil or of their food solutions.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Before drying it, however, cut off a part of the plant which is equal in weight to the weight of the young plant you put into the food solution at first (~see~ p.