PYRMONT, MINERAL ABATERS OF
\pˈɪəmˌɒnt], \pˈɪəmˌɒnt], \p_ˈɪ__ə_m_ˌɒ_n_t]\
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A celebrated mineral spring on the Weser. in Westphalia, four leagues from Hamelet. The waters are tonic, and contain chlorides of sodium and magnesium, sulphates of soda and magnesia, and carbonates of iron, lime, and magnesia dissolved in carbonic acid, with some resinous principles. It is a highly carbonated chalybeate.
By Robley Dunglison
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- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.
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