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English → Spanish CHAPTER VI. Level 9/10

THE DIGESTIVE POWER OF THE SECRETION OF DROSERA.

EL PODER DIGESTIVO DE LA SECRECIÓN DE DROSERA.

The secretion rendered acid by the direct and indirect excitement of the glands—Nature of the acid—Digestible substances—Albumen, its digestion arrested by alkalies, recommences by the addition of an acid—Meat—Fibrin—Syntonin—Areolar tissue—Cartilage—Fibro-cartilage—Bone—Enamel and dentine—Phosphate of lime—Fibrous basis of bone—Gelatine—Chondrin— Milk, casein and cheese—Gluten—Legumin—Pollen—Globulin—Haematin—Indigestible substances—Epidermic productions—Fibro-elastic tissue—Mucin—Pepsin—Urea—Chitine— Cellulose—Gun-cotton—Chlorophyll—Fat and oil—Starch—Action of the secretion on living seeds—Summary and concluding remarks.

La secreción vuelta ácida por la excitación directa e indirecta de las glándulas—Naturaleza del ácido—Sustancias digeribles—Albúmina, cuya digestión es detenida por los álcalis y se reanuda con la adición de un ácido—Carne—Fibrina—Sintonina—Tejido areolar—Cartílago—Fibrocartílago—Hueso—Esmalte y dentina—Fosfato de cal—Base fibrosa del hueso—Gelatina—Condrina—Leche, caseína y queso—Gluten—Legumina—Polen—Globulina—Hematina—Sustancias indigeribles—Producciones epidérmicas—Tejido fibroelástico—Mucina—Pepsina—Urea—Quitina—Celulosa—Algodón pólvora—Clorofila—Grasa y aceite—Almidón—Acción de la secreción sobre semillas vivas—Resumen y observaciones finales.

Vocabulary

PODER
Ability or capacity; to be able to do something
DIGESTIVO
Relating to the process of digestion
SECRECIÓN
Substance produced and released by a gland
secreción
Substance produced and released by a gland
vuelta
Return or turning back to a state
ácida
Feminine adjective describing something as acidic
excitación
State of stimulation or arousal of a system
directa
Feminine adjective meaning immediate or straight
indirecta
Not direct; occurring through an intermediate means
glándulas
Organs that produce and secrete substances
Naturaleza
The inherent character or nature of something
ácido
Chemical substance with a low pH value
Sustancias
Physical or chemical materials with distinct properties
digeribles
Capable of being broken down by digestion
Albúmina
Water-soluble protein found in egg white
cuya
Relative possessive pronoun meaning 'whose'
digestión
Biological process of breaking down food chemically
detenida
Stopped or halted; past participle of detener
álcalis
Basic substances that neutralize acids in chemistry
reanuda
Resumes or continues after a pause or stop
adición
The act of adding a substance to something
Carne
Animal flesh used as food; meat
Tejido
Biological tissue; a group of similar cells
Cartílago
Firm flexible connective tissue in joints and ears
Hueso
Hard calcified tissue forming the skeleton
Esmalte
Hard outer coating on the surface of teeth
cal
Calcium oxide or lime used in chemistry
Base
Fundamental component or chemical opposite of acid
hueso
Hard calcified tissue forming the skeleton
Gelatina
Translucent substance derived from boiled animal collagen
Leche
White liquid produced by mammals for feeding young
queso
Solid food made from curdled and aged milk
Gluten
Protein mixture found in wheat and similar grains
Polen
Fine powder produced by flowers for fertilization
indigeribles
Unable to be broken down through the digestive process
Producciones
Things produced or generated by a biological process
Celulosa
Structural carbohydrate forming plant cell walls
Algodón
Soft fluffy fiber from cotton plant; cotton
pólvora
Explosive powder used in firearms and fireworks
Clorofila
Green pigment in plants enabling photosynthesis
Grasa
Animal or vegetable fat used as food
aceite
Liquid fat extracted from plants or animals
Almidón
Carbohydrate found in plants used as food starch
Acción
The process of doing something; an action
sobre
Preposition meaning 'on,' 'over,' or 'about'
semillas
Seeds of a plant used for reproduction
vivas
Feminine plural adjective meaning alive or living
Resumen
A summary or brief account of main points
observaciones
Remarks or notes based on careful watching
finales
Relating to the end or conclusion of something
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