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Webster 1913 Edition
Neptune
Nep′tune
,p
rop.
Noun.
[L.
Neptunus
.] 1.
(Rom. Myth.)
The son of Saturn and Ops, the god of the waters, especially of the sea. He is represented as bearing a trident for a scepter.
Neptune powder
, an explosive containing nitroglycerin, – used in blasting.
– Neptune’s cup
(Zool.)
, a very large, cup-shaped, marine sponge (
Thalassema Neptuni
).