Substituted
['sʌbstə,tjʊt]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Substitute
(a.) Exchanged; put in the place of another.
(a.) Containing substitutions or replacements; having been subjected to the process of substitution, or having some of its parts replaced; as, alcohol is a substituted water; methyl amine is a substituted ammonia.
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Examples
- The room had once been lighted by a small side window, but this had been bricked up, and a lantern skylight was now substituted for it. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Two-fifths part of dextrine (or the same quantity of gelatine) may be substituted for the 2 parts of starch. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The Polish language was banned, and the Greek Orthodox church was substituted for the Roman Catholic as the State religion. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Should contagious sickness exist in any of the ports named in the program, such ports will be passed, and others of interest substituted. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- This brings us to the gist of the ingenious way in which Edison substituted the action of electrochemical decomposition for that of the electromagnet to operate a relay. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The standard Edison meter practice was to remove the cells once a month to the meter-room of the central-station company for examination, another set being substituted. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The Dutch also had substituted cylinders armed with blades in place of stampers and used their windmills to run them. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Brass construction was substituted for tin in the latter part of 1910, and in 1911 all brass construction was adopted. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The cue bridge handle is made in a manner similar to the cue, except that it is not jointed and the span is substituted for the tip. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- For the old Popular Assembly (in its threefold form) it would have been possible to have substituted a gathering of delegates. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In the degree in which the individual rather than reason knew, conceit, error, and opinion were substituted for true knowledge. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Modern psychology has substituted for the general, ready-made faculties of older theory a complex group of instinctive and impulsive tendencies. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Now, Miss Ginevra Fanshawe (such was this young person's name) only substituted this word _chose_ in temporary oblivion of the real name. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- For the use of books was substituted the worship of books. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- His plan has since been tried on the Scheldt, but two turbines were substituted for his simple force pump. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- We then substituted the graphite points instead of iron. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- This company substituted a double-acting pump early in 1910. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The bladders of animals suggested it, and their skins were substituted for the bladders. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Not having them, he substituted the will for the deed. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Formerly sulphur was the vulcanising agent, now chloride of sulphur has been substituted for pure sulphur. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- To withdraw the liquid air, a pipette or so-called siphon tube, shown in detached view, is substituted for the valve at the top. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- If a piece of blue glass is substituted for the red glass, the blue band remains on the wall, while all the other colors disappear. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The state was substituted for humanity; cosmopolitanism gave way to nationalism. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- His invention was therefore given the name of the _water_ frame, which it retained long after steam had been substituted for water as the driving power. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- This was at first driven by a gas en gine,--ironically named Automatic,--for which a steam engine was substituted in the following year. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Of the vegetables, beans provide the greatest nourishment at the least cost, and to a large extent may be substituted for meat. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- In tables thus equipped, the base of the pocket is opened--a stiff leather, funnel-shaped contrivance being substituted for the woolen or open leather pocket. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- For these reasons, the project of a tax upon shops was laid aside, and in the room of it was substituted the subsidy, 1759. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Steam may be used in addition to the engine to keep it boiling hot, or steam may be substituted entirely for the water. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- In what is called Barker's mill, brought out in the 18th century, substantially the same form of engine is seen with water substituted for the steam. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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