gas gland
1gas gland — noun : a glandular structure that secretes a gas (as the oxygen releasing mechanism of a fish s air bladder) * * * gas gland, a gland in the float of certain fishes and aquatic animals that secretes a gas consisting chiefly of nitrogen and oxygen …
2gas gland — a structure with numerous blood vessels (retia mirabilia) in the gas bladder that secretes gases from the blood. Also called fascis mirabilis, red gland, red body …
3gas gland — (CNIDARIA: Hydrozoa) In Siphonophora, glandular epithelium that secretes an air like gas into a float …
4Gas bladder — and thus to stay at the current water depth, ascend, or descend without having to waste energy in swimming. cite encyclopedia | title =Fish | encyclopedia =Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe 1999 | publisher =Microsoft | date =1999] The gas… …
5red gland — gas gland (a structure with numerous blood vessels (retia mirabilia) in the gas bladder that secretes gases from the blood. Also called fascis mirabilis) …
6gas plant — a plant, Dictamnus albus, of the rue family, native to Eurasia, having clusters of white or reddish flowers and strong smelling foliage that emits a flammable vapor. Also called fraxinella, dittany. * * * ▪ plant also called dittany, burning… …
7Oil gas — Oil Oil (oil), n. [OE. oile, OF. oile, F. huile, fr. L. oleum; akin to Gr. ?. Cf. {Olive}.] Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible substances, more viscous than and not miscible with water; as, olive oil, whale oil, rock oil, etc.… …
8Oil gland — Oil Oil (oil), n. [OE. oile, OF. oile, F. huile, fr. L. oleum; akin to Gr. ?. Cf. {Olive}.] Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible substances, more viscous than and not miscible with water; as, olive oil, whale oil, rock oil, etc.… …
9Violet gland — The violet gland or supracaudal gland is an important gland located on the upper surface of the tail of certain mammals, including European badgers and canids such as foxes, wolves and the domestic dog [… …
10red body — gas gland (a structure with numerous blood vessels (retia mirabilia) in the gas bladder that secretes gases from the blood. Also called fascis mirabilis) …
