Insectivorous Plants — Page 1
THE DIGESTIVE POWER OF THE SECRETION OF DROSERA.
IL POTERE DIGESTIVO DELLA SECREZIONE DELLA 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 secrezione resa acida dall'eccitazione diretta e indiretta delle ghiandole—Natura dell'acido—Sostanze digeribili—Albumina, la sua digestione arrestata dagli alcali, riprende con l'aggiunta di un acido—Carne—Fibrina—Sintonina—Tessuto areolare—Cartilagine—Fibro-cartilagine—Osso—Smalto e dentina—Fosfato di calcio—Base fibrosa dell'osso—Gelatina—Condrina—Latte, caseina e formaggio—Glutine—Legumina—Polline—Globulina—Emantina—Sostanze indigeribili—Produzioni epidermiche—Tessuto fibro-elastico—Mucina—Pepsina—Urea—Chitina—Cellulosa—Fulmicotone—Clorofilla—Grassi e oli—Amido—Azione della secrezione sui semi vivi—Sommario e osservazioni conclusive.
Vocabulary
- IL
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- POTERE
- Power, ability, or capacity to do something
- DIGESTIVO
- Relating to digestion or the digestive process
- DELLA
- Contraction of 'di' and 'la', meaning 'of the'
- SECREZIONE
- Secretion, substance produced and released by glands
- La
- Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- secrezione
- Secretion, fluid released by glandular tissue
- resa
- Made, rendered; past participle of 'rendere'
- acida
- Acidic, having properties of an acid
- dall'
- Contraction of 'da' and 'l'', meaning 'from the'
- eccitazione
- Excitation, stimulation of a biological or physical process
- diretta
- Direct, immediate, without intermediary steps
- e
- Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses
- indiretta
- Indirect, not immediate, occurring through intermediate means
- delle
- Contraction of 'di' and 'le', meaning 'of the'
- ghiandole
- Glands, organs that produce and secrete substances
- Natura
- Nature, the inherent character or quality of something
- dell'
- Contraction of 'di' and 'l'', meaning 'of the'
- acido
- Acid, a chemical substance with low pH value
- Sostanze
- Substances, materials with particular physical or chemical properties
- digeribili
- Digestible, capable of being broken down by digestion
- la
- Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- sua
- His, her, its; third-person singular possessive adjective
- digestione
- Digestion, process of breaking down food chemically
- arrestata
- Stopped, halted; past participle of 'arrestare'
- dagli
- Contraction of 'da' and 'gli', meaning 'by the'
- riprende
- Resumes, starts again after being interrupted
- con
- With, a preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- l'
- Elided definite article used before vowel-starting words
- aggiunta
- Addition, something added to another substance or mixture
- di
- Of, from; a very common Italian preposition
- un
- Masculine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- Carne
- Meat or flesh, animal tissue used as food
- Tessuto
- Tissue, a group of similar biological cells
- Cartilagine
- Cartilage, firm flexible connective tissue in joints
- cartilagine
- Cartilage, elastic connective tissue found in joints
- Osso
- Bone, the hard tissue forming the skeleton
- Smalto
- Enamel, the hard outer coating of teeth
- calcio
- Calcium, a mineral essential for bones and teeth
- Base
- Base, the underlying foundation or chemical alkaline substance
- fibrosa
- Fibrous, composed of or resembling fibrous tissue
- osso
- Bone, hard connective tissue forming the skeleton
- Gelatina
- Gelatin, a translucent substance derived from collagen
- Latte
- Milk, a white liquid produced by mammals
- formaggio
- Cheese, a dairy product made from curdled milk
- Glutine
- Gluten, a protein composite found in wheat grains
- Polline
- Pollen, fine powder produced by flowering plants
- indigeribili
- Indigestible, not capable of being broken down digestively
- Produzioni
- Productions, products or outputs generated by biological processes
- elastico
- Elastic, capable of stretching and returning to shape
- Cellulosa
- Cellulose, a complex carbohydrate forming plant cell walls
- Clorofilla
- Chlorophyll, green pigment enabling photosynthesis in plants
- Grassi
- Fats, lipid substances stored as energy in organisms
- oli
- Oils, liquid fats derived from plants or animals
- Amido
- Starch, a carbohydrate energy reserve found in plants
- Azione
- Action, the effect or influence exerted by something
- della
- Contraction of 'di' and 'la', meaning 'of the'
- sui
- Contraction of 'su' and 'i', meaning 'on the'
- semi
- Seeds, the reproductive units produced by plants
- vivi
- Living, alive; plural adjective describing living organisms
- Sommario
- Summary, a brief overview of main points covered
- osservazioni
- Observations, careful notes recorded from systematic examination
- conclusive
- Conclusive, final remarks or findings ending a discussion
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