Insectivorous Plants — Page 1
THE DIGESTIVE POWER OF THE SECRETION OF DROSERA.
O PODER DIGESTIVO DA SECREÇÃO DA 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.
A secreção tornada ácida pela excitação direta e indireta das glândulas—Natureza do ácido—Substâncias digestíveis—Albumina, sua digestão interrompida por álcalis, reiniciada pela adição de um ácido—Carne—Fibrina—Sintonina—Tecido areolar—Cartilagem—Fibrocartilagem—Osso—Esmalte e dentina—Fosfato de cal—Base fibrosa do osso—Gelatina—Condrina—Leite, caseína e queijo—Glúten—Legumina—Pólen—Globulina—Hematina—Substâncias indigestíveis—Produções epidérmicas—Tecido fibroelástico—Mucina—Pepsina—Ureia—Quitina—Celulose—Algodão-pólvora—Clorofila—Gordura e óleo—Amido—Ação da secreção sobre sementes vivas—Resumo e observações finais.
Vocabulary
- PODER
- Power, ability, or capacity to do something
- DIGESTIVO
- Relating to digestion or the digestive process
- SECREÇÃO
- Secretion; fluid produced and released by glands
- secreção
- Secretion; substance produced and released by glands
- tornada
- Made or turned into a certain state or condition
- ácida
- Acidic; having the properties of an acid
- excitação
- Excitation; stimulation of a cell or organism
- direta
- Direct; without intermediary or intervening steps
- indireta
- Indirect; not direct, acting through intermediate means
- glândulas
- Glands; organs that produce and secrete substances
- Natureza
- Nature; the inherent character or essence of something
- ácido
- Acid; a chemical substance with low pH
- Substâncias
- Substances; materials with distinct chemical compositions
- digestíveis
- Digestible; capable of being broken down by digestion
- digestão
- Digestion; process of breaking down food biochemically
- interrompida
- Interrupted; stopped or halted partway through a process
- reiniciada
- Restarted; begun again after being stopped or paused
- adição
- Addition; the act of adding something to something else
- Carne
- Meat or flesh; animal tissue used as food
- Tecido
- Tissue; a group of similar cells forming structure
- Osso
- Bone; hard connective tissue forming the skeleton
- Esmalte
- Enamel; hard outer coating covering the tooth surface
- Base
- Base; underlying foundation or chemical alkaline substance
- fibrosa
- Fibrous; composed of or resembling tough fiber strands
- osso
- Bone; rigid connective tissue forming the skeletal structure
- Gelatina
- Gelatin; a protein obtained by boiling animal bones
- Leite
- Milk; white liquid produced by mammalian mammary glands
- queijo
- Cheese; dairy product made from coagulated milk proteins
- Glúten
- Gluten; protein mixture found in wheat and grains
- Pólen
- Pollen; fine powder produced by flowering plant stamens
- indigestíveis
- Indigestible; unable to be broken down by digestion
- Produções
- Productions; things produced or generated by a process
- Clorofila
- Chlorophyll; green pigment enabling photosynthesis in plants
- Gordura
- Fat; lipid substance stored as energy in tissue
- óleo
- Oil; liquid fat derived from plants or animals
- Amido
- Starch; a complex carbohydrate stored in plant cells
- Ação
- Action; the process of doing something or acting
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'on', 'over', or 'about'
- sementes
- Seeds; plant embryos enclosed in a protective coating
- vivas
- Living; alive and actively carrying out biological functions
- Resumo
- Summary; a brief account of the main points
- observações
- Observations; remarks or notes made from careful watching
- finais
- Final; occurring at or relating to the end
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