the womb.-hence, that which gives form or origin to anything-the cavity in which anything is formed, and which gives it shape; a die; a mold, as for the face of a type.-the earthy or stony substance in which metallic ores or crystallized minerals are found; the gangue.-the five simple colors, black, white, blue, red, and yellow, of which all the rest are composed.-the lifeless portion of tissue, either animal or vegetable, situated between the cells; the intercellular substance.-a rectangular arrangement of symbols in rows and columns. the symbols may express quantities or operations.