Vocabulary : Actinolite to Actinophonic
Actinolite : A bright green variety of amphibole occurring usually in fibrous or columnar masses.
Actinolitic : Of the nature of, or containing, actinolite.
Actinology : The science which treats of rays of light, especially of the actinic or chemical rays.
Actinomere : One of the radial segments composing the body of one of the Coelenterata.
Actinometer : An instrument for measuring the direct heating power of the sun's rays. ;; An instrument for measuring the actinic effect of rays of light.
Actinometric : Pertaining to the measurement of the intensity of the solar rays, either (a) heating, or (b) actinic.
Actinometry : The measurement of the force of solar radiation. ;; The measurement of the chemical or actinic energy of light.
Actinomycosis : A chronic infectious disease of cattle and man due to the presence of Actinomyces bovis. It causes local suppurating tumors, esp. about the jaw. Called also lumpy jaw or big jaw.
Actinophone : An apparatus for the production of sound by the action of the actinic, or ultraviolet, rays.
Actinophonic : Pertaining to, or causing the production of, sound by means of the actinic, or ultraviolet, rays; as, actinophonic phenomena.
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