Insectivorous Plants — Page 1
THE DIGESTIVE POWER OF THE SECRETION OF DROSERA.
LE POUVOIR DIGESTIF DE LA SÉCRÉTION DU 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 sécrétion rendue acide par l'excitation directe et indirecte des glandes — Nature de l'acide — Substances digestibles — Albumine, sa digestion arrêtée par les alcalis, reprend par l'addition d'un acide — Viande — Fibrine — Syntonine — Tissu aréolaire — Cartilage — Fibro-cartilage — Os — Émail et dentine — Phosphate de chaux — Base fibreuse de l'os — Gélatine — Chondrine — Lait, caséine et fromage — Gluten — Légumine — Pollen — Globuline — Hématine — Substances indigestibles — Productions épidermiques — Tissu fibro-élastique — Mucine — Pepsine — Urée — Chitine — Cellulose — Coton-poudre — Chlorophylle — Graisse et huile — Amidon — Action de la sécrétion sur les graines vivantes — Résumé et remarques finales.
Vocabulary
- POUVOIR
- Power, ability; or to be able to
- DIGESTIF
- Relating to digestion; digestive
- SÉCRÉTION
- Secretion; fluid produced and released by glands
- DROSERA
- Drosera; a genus of carnivorous sundew plants
- sécrétion
- Secretion; fluid produced and released by glands
- rendue
- Made, rendered; past participle of rendre
- acide
- Acid; having a sour or corrosive chemical nature
- excitation
- Excitation; stimulation of a cell or organism
- directe
- Direct; straightforward, without intermediary
- indirecte
- Indirect; occurring through an intermediary means
- glandes
- Glands; organs that produce and secrete substances
- Nature
- Nature; the inherent character or quality of something
- Substances
- Substances; physical or chemical materials or matter
- digestibles
- Digestible; capable of being broken down and absorbed
- Albumine
- Albumin; a water-soluble protein found in blood
- digestion
- Digestion; process of breaking down food chemically
- arrêtée
- Stopped, halted; past participle of arrêter
- alcalis
- Alkalis; basic substances that neutralize acids
- reprend
- Resumes, takes back; third person singular of reprendre
- addition
- Addition; the act of adding something to something
- Viande
- Meat; flesh of an animal used as food
- Fibrine
- Fibrin; insoluble protein involved in blood clotting
- Tissu
- Tissue; a group of similar biological cells
- Cartilage
- Cartilage; firm flexible connective tissue in joints
- cartilage
- Cartilage; firm flexible connective tissue in body
- Os
- Bone; hard connective tissue forming the skeleton
- Émail
- Enamel; hard outer coating of teeth
- dentine
- Dentine; hard tissue beneath tooth enamel
- Phosphate
- Phosphate; salt or ester of phosphoric acid
- chaux
- Lime, calcium; white alkaline substance from calcium
- Base
- Base; foundation or alkaline chemical substance
- fibreuse
- Fibrous; composed of or resembling fibers
- os
- Bone; hard tissue forming the skeletal structure
- Gélatine
- Gelatin; protein substance derived from animal collagen
- Lait
- Milk; white liquid produced by mammals
- caséine
- Casein; main protein found in milk
- fromage
- Cheese; dairy product made from curdled milk
- Gluten
- Gluten; protein mixture found in wheat and grains
- Pollen
- Pollen; fine powder produced by flowering plants
- Globuline
- Globulin; class of proteins found in blood plasma
- indigestibles
- Indigestible; unable to be broken down or absorbed
- Productions
- Productions; things produced or formed by a process
- épidermiques
- Epidermal; relating to the outer skin layer
- élastique
- Elastic; able to stretch and return to shape
- Pepsine
- Pepsin; digestive enzyme that breaks down proteins
- Urée
- Urea; waste compound excreted in urine
- Chitine
- Chitin; hard structural polysaccharide in insect exoskeletons
- Cellulose
- Cellulose; structural carbohydrate found in plant cell walls
- Coton
- Cotton; soft fibrous plant used to make fabric
- poudre
- Powder; fine dry particles of a substance
- Chlorophylle
- Chlorophyll; green pigment enabling photosynthesis in plants
- Graisse
- Fat, grease; oily substance found in animal tissue
- huile
- Oil; liquid fat derived from plants or animals
- Amidon
- Starch; complex carbohydrate stored in plant cells
- Action
- Action; the process of doing or affecting something
- graines
- Seeds; small units from which plants germinate
- vivantes
- Living, alive; feminine plural of vivant
- Résumé
- Summary, résumé; a concise overview of content
- remarques
- Remarks, observations; comments or noteworthy observations
- finales
- Final; occurring at the end, concluding
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