| abridgedly | In an abridged form; concisely, in brief. | 1704 | Go To Quotation |
| acceleratedly | In an accelerated manner; with ever increasing speed. | 1753 | Go To Quotation |
| acetogen | Any anaerobic autotrophic bacterium that produces acetates by metabolism of simple carbon compounds. | 1982 | Go To Quotation |
| ageometrical | Not geometrical; = non-geometrical adj. at non- prefix 3a. | 1668 | Go To Quotation |
| air bladder | The swim bladder of a fish. | 1675 | Go To Quotation |
| airtightly | So as to be impermeable to air; in a manner that ensures impermeability to air. Also fig.: faultlessly. | 1800 | Go To Quotation |
| ajutage | Originally: the outlet tube or mouthpiece of a fountain. Later also: a nozzle… | 1686 | Go To Quotation |
| Aleppo | (in full Aleppo oak gall) a hard nut-like gall that forms on any of several oaks (esp. the… | 1698 | Go To Quotation |
| alluvium | A deposit of earth, sand, and other transported matter left by water flowing over… | 1665 | Go To Quotation |
| alumium | = aluminium n. | 1808 | Go To Quotation |
| A.M. | Contr. of Latin ante meridiem before noon (in which sense it is familiarly read… | 1763 | Go To Quotation |
| amiant(h)iform | Of the form or structure of amiant(h)us. | 1801 | Go To Quotation |
| ammoniaco- | combining form of ammoniac adj. n. or ammoniacal adj., as in ammoniaco-calculus n. a… | 1804 | Go To Quotation |
| amnion | The innermost membrane enclosing the fœtus before birth. | 1667 | Go To Quotation |
| amourette | The Love-grass or Quaking grass (Briza media). | 1702 | Go To Quotation |
| anchylose | trans. To stiffen a joint by consolidation of the articulating surfaces; to… | 1787 | Go To Quotation |
| anguilliform | Eel-shaped. | 1693 | Go To Quotation |
| annobilize | To ennoble. | 1731 | Go To Quotation |
| anomalar | = anomalous adj. | 1709 | Go To Quotation |
| antiparalytical | = antiparalytic adj. | 1676 | Go To Quotation |
| antiphlogistian | An opponent of this theory. | 1788 | Go To Quotation |
| antipodagrical | = antipodagric adj. | 1676 | Go To Quotation |
| antivermicular | = antiperistaltic adj. | 1717 | Go To Quotation |
| aphis | A family of minute insects, also called plant-lice, which are very destructive to… | 1771 | Go To Quotation |
| apothecariry | A drug-store. | 1748 | Go To Quotation |
| arboresce | To assume the appearance of a tree; to branch like a tree. | 1804 | Go To Quotation |
| argillite | Argillaceous schist, clay slate. argiˈllitic adj. of or containing argillite. Craig, 1847. | 1795 | Go To Quotation |
| arsen- | mixed or treated with arsenic. | 1796 | Go To Quotation |
| Artemia | A genus of branchiopod crustaceans (order Anostraca) comprising small shrimp-like animals… | 1835 | Go To Quotation |
| asperated | Roughened; made harsh. | 1677 | Go To Quotation |
| asperifoliate | Having rough leaves; formerly applied specifically to the Boragineæ. | 1687 | Go To Quotation |
| astrometeorological | Of or relating to astrometeorology. | 1693 | Go To Quotation |
| asymptotical | Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of an asymptote. | 1704 | Go To Quotation |
| atony | Want of tone, relaxed condition: enervation, languor. Also fig. | 1693 | Go To Quotation |
| atrial | Of or relating to an atrium or atria (in various, mainly anatomical, senses); spec. of… | 1859 | Go To Quotation |
| a-twist | On the twist, twisted, askew. | 1755 | Go To Quotation |
| averruncal | Averting evil. | 1706 | Go To Quotation |
| axinite | A mineral belonging to Dana's epidote group of unisilicates, consisting chiefly… | 1802 | Go To Quotation |
| bacterioscopic | Pertaining to bacterioscopy. | 1886 | Go To Quotation |
| basaltiform | Having the form of basalt. | 1791 | Go To Quotation |
| bascule | An apparatus acting on the principle of the lever or pulley, whereby one end is raised… | 1678 | Go To Quotation |
| Batta | Of or pertaining to a people of the northern part of Sumatra. | 1779 | Go To Quotation |
| bema | Ecclesiastical Hist. ‘The altar part or sanctuary in the ancient churches’ (Chambers); the chancel. | 1683 | Go To Quotation |
| bevelled | gen. | 1758 | Go To Quotation |
| bin- | treated as a euphonic form of bi- comb._form, used before vowels. Not found in Latin: it… | 1808 | Go To Quotation |
| biquadrate | trans. To raise (a number) to its fourth power. | 1694 | Go To Quotation |
| bivalvous | = bivalve adj. | 1696 | Go To Quotation |
| blebby | Full of blebs or bubbles. | 1755 | Go To Quotation |
| blue-bird | A small perching bird allied to the Warblers (Motacilla sialis Linn., Sylvia sialis… | 1694 | Go To Quotation |
| bohea | = Bohea tea. The name was given in the beginning of the 18th c. to the finest kinds of… | 1702 | Go To Quotation |
| botryoid | Resembling a cluster of grapes. | 1747 | Go To Quotation |
| bracteal | Pertaining to, or of the nature of, bracts. | 1771 | Go To Quotation |
| branchial | Pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling gills. branchial arch n. one of a series of… | 1801 | Go To Quotation |
| brittly | Somewhat brittle. | 1698 | Go To Quotation |
| buggy | Infested with bugs. | 1714 | Go To Quotation |
| bull-frog | The name given to certain large American frogs, esp. Rana pipiens, a species 6 or 8… | 1739 | Go To Quotation |
| Cajan | A genus of plants, Cajanus (family Leguminosæ), and esp. the species C. Indicus, a shrub… | 1693 | Go To Quotation |
| calcary | = calcareous adj. | 1767 | Go To Quotation |
| calculus | Math. A system or method of calculation, ‘a certain way of performing… | 1672 | Go To Quotation |
| campaniform | Bell-shaped. | 1758 | Go To Quotation |
| caoutchouc | India-rubber, or Gum Elastic; the milky resinous juice of certain trees in S. America… | 1775 | Go To Quotation |
| caracal | A feline animal (Felis caracal Linn.) found in northern Africa and south-western Asia… | 1760 | Go To Quotation |
| carcinomatose | = carcinomatous adj. | 1742 | Go To Quotation |
| cardine | = cardiac adj. | 1771 | Go To Quotation |
| carinate | Furnished with a carina n. or ridge; keeled. | 1781 | Go To Quotation |
| carotid | Each of the two primitive carotid arteries afterwards divides into two branches, called the external and internal respectively. | 1667 | Go To Quotation |
| cartable | That can be carted; that can be traversed by carts. | 1693 | Go To Quotation |
| catacoustics | A name for the science of reflected sounds. | 1684 | Go To Quotation |
| cataphonics | The science of reflected sounds; = catacoustics n. | 1684 | Go To Quotation |
| cate | The same as catechu n. or cutch n. | 1698 | Go To Quotation |
| causticate | trans. To render caustic; = causticize v. | 1790 | Go To Quotation |
| cavernulous | Characterized by minute cavities, porous. | 1758 | Go To Quotation |
| cella | The central body of a temple, as distinct from the portico and other external… | 1676 | Go To Quotation |
| celliform | Cellular; cell-shaped. | 1846 | Go To Quotation |
| cellulous | = cellular adj. | 1712 | Go To Quotation |
| cero- | comb. form of Latin cera or Greek κηρός wax; as in cero-mastic n., cero-mimene n., cero-resin… | 1804 | Go To Quotation |
| ceylonite | A ferruginous variety of spinel from Ceylon; Iron-Magnesia Spinel. | 1802 | Go To Quotation |
| choke-damp | A miner's term for the carbonic acid gas (or air largely mixed therewith) which accumulates… | 1766 | Go To Quotation |
| chromosphere | The red gaseous envelope round the sun, outside the photosphere. | 1868 | Go To Quotation |
| chylaqueous | Of the nature of water mixed with chyle. chylaqueous fluid n. n. A transparent… | 1852 | Go To Quotation |
| circumrotatory | Of, pertaining to, or marked by, circumrotation. | 1744 | Go To Quotation |
| citrinin | An antibiotic extracted from various fungi, esp. Penicillium citrinum. | 1931 | Go To Quotation |
| Clark cell | A cell used as a standard of electromotive force (see quot. 1943). | 1884 | Go To Quotation |
| coati | An American plantigrade carnivorous mammal of the genus Nasua (family Ursidæ)… | 1676 | Go To Quotation |
| cockle | A miner's name for the mineral Black Tourmaline. | 1763 | Go To Quotation |
| cocoon | The envelope or case of silky threads, spun by the larvæ of many insects as a covering… | 1699 | Go To Quotation |
| coefficient | Cooperating to produce a result. | 1665 | Go To Quotation |
| coit | = coition n. 2. | 1671 | Go To Quotation |
| collimator | A small fixed telescope with cross-wires at its focus, used for adjusting the line… | 1825 | Go To Quotation |
| colon | = column n. (of mercury). | 1766 | Go To Quotation |
| columbaceous | Of the nature of a dove or a pigeon; pertaining to the sub-order Columbacei. | 1693 | Go To Quotation |
| complicable | Capable of being intertwined or entangled. | 1669 | Go To Quotation |
| concentricness | Concentric quality. | 1672 | Go To Quotation |
| concoagulate | To coagulate together into one mass. | 1666 | Go To Quotation |
| concretable | That may be concreted, coagulable. | 1756 | Go To Quotation |
| confluvium | A flowing together, conflux. | 1670 | Go To Quotation |
| connecter | A railway-coupling. | 1795 | Go To Quotation |
| contra-related | (See quots.) | 1866 | Go To Quotation |
| contravariant | See quot. 1853. | 1853 | Go To Quotation |
| coot | intr. Of tortoises: To copulate. | 1667 | Go To Quotation |
| coralloid | Having the form or appearance of coral; akin to coral. | 1604 | Go To Quotation |
| corn-cockle | The common Cockle, Lychnis Githago; see cockle n. 1. | 1714 | Go To Quotation |
| corn-snake | A large harmless snake, Coluber guttatus, common in the southern United States. | 1676 | Go To Quotation |
| cryophorus | An instrument for demonstrating the freezing of water by evaporation, invented by W. H. Wollaston (cf. Wollaston n.). | 1813 | Go To Quotation |
| cryptogame | Of an animal: breeding in a situation where it cannot be observed. | 1775 | Go To Quotation |
| curette | A small surgical instrument like a scoop, used in removing a cataract from the eye, wax… | 1754 | Go To Quotation |
| cycloidical | = cycloidal adj. 1. | 1793 | Go To Quotation |
| deflecting | That deflects. | 1796 | Go To Quotation |
| deflexibility | Capability of being deflected. | 1796 | Go To Quotation |
| depuratory | = depurative adj.; formerly spec. ‘applied to certain diseases which were supposed to… | 1676 | Go To Quotation |
| diacoustics | A name for the science of refracted sounds. Also termed diaphonics. | 1684 | Go To Quotation |
| didrachmal | Of the weight of two drachmæ: applied to the stater, a gold coin. | 1771 | Go To Quotation |
| diffusate | The amount of salt diffused in a solution; the crystalloid portion of a mixture… | 1850 | Go To Quotation |
| dihydropyridine | Each of the five possible isomers produced by the double hydrogenation of pyridine; C 5 H… | 1886 | Go To Quotation |
| diminishable | Capable of being diminished or lessened. | 1782 | Go To Quotation |
| diphasic | Characterized by having two phases: spec. (a) used of an electric variation of which the… | 1881 | Go To Quotation |
| dipterous | Entomol. Two-winged; of, pertaining to, or of the nature of the Diptera n. | 1773 | Go To Quotation |
| discose | Characterized by a disc. | 1687 | Go To Quotation |
| distensibility | The quality of being distensible; capability of being distended or stretched asunder. | 1758 | Go To Quotation |
| drogue | Whaling. A contrivance attached to the end of a harpoon line to check the progress of a whale when running or sounding. | 1726 | Go To Quotation |
| dyname | A force or a force and a couple, the resultant of all the forces acting together on a body. | 1866 | Go To Quotation |
| echiuran | Of or relating to the phylum Echiura (formerly Echiuroidea). | 1969 | Go To Quotation |
| electrical fire | = electric fire n. 1. Now hist. | 1745 | Go To Quotation |
| electric organ | Zool. In certain fishes: an organ which is used to produce an electrical discharge… | 1773 | Go To Quotation |
| electrifying | The action or process of electrifying something. Freq. attrib., esp. in electrifying machine. | 1745 | Go To Quotation |
| electrizable | Capable of being electrized; electrifiable. | 1754 | Go To Quotation |
| electrizing | The action of electrize v. | 1764 | Go To Quotation |
| electrolyte | A substance which gives rise to ions when dissolved (typically in water) or fused; a liquid… | 1834 | Go To Quotation |
| electrotonic | Electr. Designating a modified state of an electrical conductor when subjected to a magnetic field. Now hist. | 1832 | Go To Quotation |
| elixiviate | trans. To clear from lixivium or lye; to refine thoroughly. | 1674 | Go To Quotation |
| emmenagogue | Having power to excite the menstrual discharge; = emmenagogic adj. | 1702 | Go To Quotation |
| entrochus | A name sometimes given to the wheel-like plates of which certain crinoids are composed. | 1676 | Go To Quotation |
| epipolic | Of or pertaining to epipolism. epipolic dispersion n. Herschel's term for the dispersion… | 1845 | Go To Quotation |
| epipolize | | 1845 | Go To Quotation |
| extra-lath | trans. To furnish with additional laths. | 1778 | Go To Quotation |
| fermentatory | = fermentative adj. 1. | 1766 | Go To Quotation |
| fibrin | Orig., an albuminoid or protein compound substance found in animal matter; coagulable… | 1800 | Go To Quotation |
| fibrose | = fibrous adj. | 1697 | Go To Quotation |
| filtering | | 1758 | Go To Quotation |
| Finlander | A native or inhabitant of Finland. | 1728 | Go To Quotation |
| fire-damp | A miner's term for carburetted hydrogen or marsh-gas, which is given off by coal and… | 1677 | Go To Quotation |
| fishing | Of an animal: That catches fish. (The names of such animals are sometimes hyphened.) | 1694 | Go To Quotation |
| flabelliform | Having the form of a fan, fan-like. | 1777 | Go To Quotation |
| flewsey | Fluffy. | 1712 | Go To Quotation |
| flexity | The quality or condition of being bent from the straight line (said of rays of light). | 1797 | Go To Quotation |
| flookan | (See quot. 1869.) | 1728 | Go To Quotation |
| fluorescence | The distinctive luminosity shown by some substances when illuminated with light… | 1852 | Go To Quotation |
| fluorine | A pale yellow, gaseous chemical element of the halogen series, atomic no. 9. Symbol F. | 1813 | Go To Quotation |
| focal | Optics. focal aperture, focal capacity: see quots. focal distance or length (of a lens… | 1693 | Go To Quotation |
| frame of reference | Physics. A system of coordinate axes in relation to which size, position, or motion can be defined. Cf. frame n. 18c. | 1895 | Go To Quotation |
| frigorific | Producing cold, freezing; cooling. | 1668 | Go To Quotation |
| fungose | = fungous adj. 1. | 1714 | Go To Quotation |
| furfurine | (See quot. 1864.) | 1845 | Go To Quotation |
| fusiform | Spindle-shaped; tapering from the middle towards each end; esp. in Bot., Entomol., and Zool. | 1747 | Go To Quotation |
| gamic | Geom. gamic edges, corresponding edges of an autopolar polyhedron. Also as n. | 1856 | Go To Quotation |
| gassy | Full of gas; (excessively) effervescent. Also: of the nature of or characteristic of gas. Cf. gaseous adj. 2. | 1744 | Go To Quotation |
| gastrozooid | A nutritive zooid in colony-forming Hydrozoa and Thaliacea. | 1879 | Go To Quotation |
| gaugino | A hypothetical particle which is the supersymmetric fermion counterpart of a gauge boson, with a spin of ½ instead of 1. | 1982 | Go To Quotation |
| gelatinize | intr. To assume the character of a jelly; to become gelatinous. | 1809 | Go To Quotation |
| glenoid | glenoid cavity, glenoid fossa, glenoid surface, a shallow cavity on a bone (esp. the… | 1712 | Go To Quotation |
| globulet | Bot. A pollen grain. Obs. | 1671 | Go To Quotation |
| grappe | A cob (of maize). | 1693 | Go To Quotation |
| grumous | of blood. | 1665 | Go To Quotation |
| gypsine | = gypseous adj. | 1695 | Go To Quotation |
| hade | The inclination of a mineral vein or fault from the vertical; the complement of the dip. Also called underlay or underlie. | 1789 | Go To Quotation |
| Halesia | A genus of plants (N.O. Styraceœ), containing the beautiful Snowdrop or Silver-bell tree… | 1760 | Go To Quotation |
| heartward | Towards or in the direction of the heart; as concerns the heart. | 1667 | Go To Quotation |
| hognose | In full hognose snake. Any of several harmless American colubrid snakes of… | 1737 | Go To Quotation |
| hydrated | Chemically combined with water or its elements; formed into a hydrate. | 1809 | Go To Quotation |
| hydro-pneumatic | Pertaining to water and air or gas; applied to apparatus involving the combined action of water and air. | 1794 | Go To Quotation |
| hygroscope | An instrument which indicates (without accurately measuring) the degree of humidity of the air. | 1665 | Go To Quotation |
| hyperbolo- | combining form of hyperbola n., as in hyˈperboloˌgraph n. an instrument for… | 1736 | Go To Quotation |
| iconantidyptic | Applied to a kind of telescope (see quot. 1778): cf. diplantidian adj. | 1778 | Go To Quotation |
| igneduct | A vent or passage for fire. | 1676 | Go To Quotation |
| incremental | Of or relating to an increment or increments (usually in the mathematical sense, 4 b: in quot. 1882, Relating to growth). | 1716 | Go To Quotation |
| indigenate | Of native origin. | 1775 | Go To Quotation |
| indigo-plant | A plant yielding indigo; spec. a plant of the genus Indigofera: cf. indigo n. 2. | 1758 | Go To Quotation |
| inedited | Not described in any published work. | 1761 | Go To Quotation |
| interwind | trans. To wind (things) into or through each other; to wind together; to wind (one… | 1693 | Go To Quotation |
| iridium | A white metal of the platinum group, resembling polished steel, and fusible with… | 1804 | Go To Quotation |
| jaculator | A fish (Toxotes jaculator) which has the power of shooting a drop of water at insects… | 1765 | Go To Quotation |
| jail-fever | A virulent type of typhus-fever, formerly endemic in crowded jails, and frequent in ships and other confined places. | 1754 | Go To Quotation |
| jaspideous | Of the nature of jasper; jaspery. | 1804 | Go To Quotation |
| king-crab | A large arthropodous animal of the genus Limulus, having a convex carapace somewhat of… | 1698 | Go To Quotation |
| lacinia | Bot. A slash in a leaf, petal, etc.; the slender lobe thus produced. | 1699 | Go To Quotation |
| land-breeze | A breeze blowing from the land seawards. | 1667 | Go To Quotation |
| lanuginose | = lanuginous adj. | 1693 | Go To Quotation |
| laryngeal | Of or pertaining to the larynx; e.g. laryngeal muscle, laryngeal nerve. Of a disease… | 1795 | Go To Quotation |
| lava | A stream of molten rock issuing from the crater of a volcano or from fissures in the earth. | 1753 | Go To Quotation |
| Lebesgue | a definite integral of a bounded measurable function defined in a particular way… | 1905 | Go To Quotation |
| legume | The fruit, or the edible portion of a leguminous plant, e.g. beans, peas, pulse. | 1676 | Go To Quotation |
| libella | An early scientific name for the dragon-fly. (Cf. Libellula n.) | 1694 | Go To Quotation |
| linearity | The quality or condition of being linear; a linear arrangement or formation. | 1749 | Go To Quotation |
| lithic | Chem. and Pathol. Of or pertaining to ‘stone’ or calculi in the bladder. lithic acid n. an obsolete name for uric acid. | 1797 | Go To Quotation |
| lithography | A description of stones or rocks. Obs. | 1708 | Go To Quotation |
| lithologist | One who is versed in lithology. | 1747 | Go To Quotation |
| lodh | The bark of the East Indian shrub, Symplocos racemosa, used in dyeing. Also lodh-bark. | 1781 | Go To Quotation |
| logometric | Indicating ratios by measurement. Used by Wollaston to designate his ‘scale’ for… | 1813 | Go To Quotation |
| lunulated | Crescent-shaped. (Cf. lunular adj.) Obs. | 1705 | Go To Quotation |
| magnolia | A plant of the genus Magnolia (family Magnoliaceae), which consists of large… | 1748 | Go To Quotation |
| malacostracous | = malacostracan adj. | 1835 | Go To Quotation |
| malgré | In spite of, notwithstanding. Now arch. and rare. | 1770 | Go To Quotation |
| malvaceous | Resembling or related to the mallows; of or relating to the family Malvaceae to which the mallows belong. | 1699 | Go To Quotation |
| mammiform | Breast-shaped; having the form of a dome or rounded cone. | 1699 | Go To Quotation |
| marsupiate | = marsupial adj. 2. | 1834 | Go To Quotation |
| mayapple | A North American herbaceous plant, Podophyllum peltatum (family Berberidaceae), with… | 1731 | Go To Quotation |
| mean tone | (As two words or hyphenated.) Either of the two equal intervals of a whole tone into which… | 1799 | Go To Quotation |
| medullate | intr. Of a nerve or nerve tract: to form or produce a myelin sheath. | 1895 | Go To Quotation |
| medullosan | Of, relating to, or belonging to the group of extinct seed-bearing ferns… | 1903 | Go To Quotation |
| megaphylly | The state or condition of being megaphyllous. | 1904 | Go To Quotation |
| melene | An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C 30 H 60, obtained by heating beeswax. Also called melissylene. | 1848 | Go To Quotation |
| meliceratous | = melicerous adj. | 1756 | Go To Quotation |
| melissin | = melissyl alcohol n. at melissyl n. Compounds. | 1848 | Go To Quotation |
| melonist | A person who cultivates melons. | 1669 | Go To Quotation |
| meniscus | A figure or object shaped like a crescent moon; (occas.) the crescent moon itself. | 1686 | Go To Quotation |
| mentomeckelian | Designating an element of the mandible in certain vertebrates that is formed by ossification of part of Meckel's cartilage. | 1871 | Go To Quotation |
| mercurous | Of or containing mercury in the monovalent state. Cf. mercuric adj. 2. | 1858 | Go To Quotation |
| merohedral | Of a crystal or crystal form: having one half, a quarter, or one eighth of the maximum… | 1871 | Go To Quotation |
| mesogastropod | A prosobranch gastropod of the order Mesogastropoda, comprising chiefly marine… | 1955 | Go To Quotation |
| mesopodium | Zool. The middle lobe of the foot of a mollusc. | 1853 | Go To Quotation |
| mesopterygoid | Zool. Relating to or designating a dorsal or anterior part of the pterygoid bone… | 1866 | Go To Quotation |
| mesorectum | The mesentery or peritoneal investment of the rectum; the tissue between the rectum and the sacrum. | 1796 | Go To Quotation |
| Messier | With following or (originally) preceding numeral: a diffuse non-stellar object visible… | 1850 | Go To Quotation |
| metabiotic | Of, relating to, or involving metabiosis. | 1892 | Go To Quotation |
| metacromion | In some mammals: a process of the spine of the scapula posterior to the acromion. | 1867 | Go To Quotation |
| metallically | By means of a metallic material or object. | 1833 | Go To Quotation |
| metaphosphoric | the least hydrated of the higher oxoacids of phosphorus, having the general formula HPO… | 1833 | Go To Quotation |
| metatarsal | Of or relating to the metatarsus. | 1702 | Go To Quotation |
| methide | The methyl anion CH 3 −, originally spec. in a compound with a metal atom. Later… | 1852 | Go To Quotation |
| methylamine | Each of the three compounds that can be formed by replacing one or more of the hydrogen… | 1850 | Go To Quotation |
| methylbenzene | Toluene, C 6 H 5 CH 3. | 1879 | Go To Quotation |
| Metonic | Metonic cycle n. the cycle of 19 tropical years (conventionally equated to 235 synodic… | 1669 | Go To Quotation |
| microcontinent | An oceanic, often submarine, plateau that is considered to be an isolated fragment of continental crust. | 1965 | Go To Quotation |
| micrographic | Geol. Designating or relating to a texture consisting of an intergrowth of very small… | 1883 | Go To Quotation |
| micrometrically | By micrometric means; by means of a micrometer or micrometry. | 1831 | Go To Quotation |
| micromorphic | Of, relating to, or consisting of micromorphs. | 1928 | Go To Quotation |
| microplanktonic | Of, relating to, or consisting of microplankton. | 1930 | Go To Quotation |
| midzonal | Palaeontol. Belonging or relating to a middle stratigraphical layer (cf. zone n. 7). | 1914 | Go To Quotation |
| millepore | A colonial hydrozoan (hydrocoral) of a group which includes the genus Millepora… | 1753 | Go To Quotation |
| mineralizing | That causes mineralization; that mineralizes something. | 1796 | Go To Quotation |
| Mogulian | = Mogul n. 1b. | 1672 | Go To Quotation |
| monogrammatic | Of, relating to, or in the style of a monogram. | 1773 | Go To Quotation |
| monophasic | Electr. (Of an electric current or signal) exhibiting a single phase; (of an… | 1883 | Go To Quotation |
| monosiphonic | Zool. Of the hydrocaulus of a colonial hydroid: composed of a single tube. | 1879 | Go To Quotation |
| Monotremata | With pl. concord. The single order of mammals included in the subclass Prototheria… | 1832 | Go To Quotation |
| morphogen | A chemical agent which is or may be capable of bringing about or determining morphogenesis. | 1952 | Go To Quotation |
| morphotic | Involved in the formation, development, or change in form of an organic structure; relating… | 1852 | Go To Quotation |
| morphous | Having a determinate shape. Freq. contrasted with amorphous. | 1852 | Go To Quotation |
| moto- | composed of motor and sensory fibres. | 1834 | Go To Quotation |
| moultering | The action of moulter v.; moulting. | 1697 | Go To Quotation |
| multiband | Involving or using several or many bands; (Photogr.) relating to or designating a… | 1966 | Go To Quotation |
| multiphased | Occurring in or involving several phases or stages. | 1936 | Go To Quotation |
| multiple arc | Math. and Surveying. An arc that subtends an angle equal to an integral multiple of the angle subtended by a given arc. | 1802 | Go To Quotation |
| multisegmental | Composed of or involving more than two segments, or more than one segment. | 1898 | Go To Quotation |
| muriated | Chem. Combined with chlorine. Obs. | 1788 | Go To Quotation |
| musculotendinous | Of, relating to, consisting of, or involving muscles and tendons. | 1846 | Go To Quotation |
| myelinated | Of a nerve fibre: enclosed in a myelin sheath. Also: consisting of such fibres. | 1894 | Go To Quotation |
| myopical | = myopic adj. | 1749 | Go To Quotation |
| naevus maternus | A birthmark; = naevus n. Cf. mother's mark n. at mother n. 5b. | 1726 | Go To Quotation |
| nakshatra | Each of 27 (or, according to some texts, 28) equal divisions of the ecliptic through which… | 1792 | Go To Quotation |
| naphthylic | Of a compound: containing a naphthyl radical. naphthylic alcohol n. = naphthol n. | 1865 | Go To Quotation |
| nasopharyngeal | Of or relating to the nose and the pharynx jointly, or the nasopharynx. | 1848 | Go To Quotation |
| nephrotomy | Surgical incision into a kidney, usually to remove a stone (cf. nephrolithotomy n. at nephro-… | 1697 | Go To Quotation |
| nerite | Originally: a living or fossil Nerita. Later also: any member of the suborder Neritopsina… | 1708 | Go To Quotation |
| nerve root | Anat. A bundle of nerve fibres as it emerges from the neuraxis; esp. either of the… | 1853 | Go To Quotation |
| neutralization | Chem. The action of neutralizing an acid or alkali, or of making something chemically neutral; an instance of this. | 1796 | Go To Quotation |
| neutralized | That has been neutralized or rendered neutral. | 1758 | Go To Quotation |
| niche | trans. To place (a person, thing, etc.) in a recess or nook; to ensconce. Usu. in pass. Also fig. | 1753 | Go To Quotation |
| nisket | The anus or vulva of a whale. | 1726 | Go To Quotation |
| nitroanisidine | Any of various yellow or orange crystalline compounds, C 6 H 3 (OCH 3) (NO 2)(NH 2), which are amino derivatives of nitroanisole. | 1850 | Go To Quotation |
| nitrogenated | Combined or treated with nitrogen. | 1850 | Go To Quotation |
| nitro-sulphurious | = nitrosulphureous adj. | 1693 | Go To Quotation |
| nitro-sulphurous | = nitrosulphureous adj. | 1717 | Go To Quotation |
| Noachical | = Noachian adj. 1. | 1668 | Go To Quotation |
| nodi- | (of a plant) having flowers springing from the nodes of the stem. | 1714 | Go To Quotation |
| nodulated | Having or characterized by nodular growths, esp. (in later use) root nodules. | 1824 | Go To Quotation |
| non-equilibrium | A state of not being in equilibrium; lack of equilibrium. | 1790 | Go To Quotation |
| non-inflammable | = non-flammable adj. | 1817 | Go To Quotation |
| non-interfering | That does not interfere. | 1840 | Go To Quotation |
| non-nuclear | Not possessing a nucleus. Now rare. | 1852 | Go To Quotation |
| non-segmented | Not composed of or containing segments; unsegmented. | 1865 | Go To Quotation |
| northern lights | With pl. concord. The aurora borealis. | 1722 | Go To Quotation |
| north polar | Of or relating to a north pole, esp. the earth's North Pole. | 1744 | Go To Quotation |
| nucleolin | gen. The substance of which nucleoli are formed. Now disused. | 1906 | Go To Quotation |
| obscurum per obscurius | An argument or proposition expressed in terms which are even less clear than the… | 1842 | Go To Quotation |
| obside | trans. To surround or encompass; to press upon or beset. | 1695 | Go To Quotation |
| ochrous | = ochreous adj. 1. | 1758 | Go To Quotation |
| octahedrous | = octahedral adj. | 1702 | Go To Quotation |
| octantal | Of or relating to an octant; spec. recurring in each octant of the compass. | 1777 | Go To Quotation |
| oculated | = ocellated adj. 1. Cf. oculate adj. 2. | 1703 | Go To Quotation |
| olfactory lobe | The area of the vertebrate cerebral hemisphere concerned with the processing of olfactory stimuli and reactions. | 1837 | Go To Quotation |
| olfactory nerve | Either of the first pair of cranial nerves, which supply the smell receptors in the mucous membrane of the nose. | 1671 | Go To Quotation |
| oligotropic | = oligotrophic adj. | 1948 | Go To Quotation |
| opah | Either of two large fishes of deep ocean waters, Lampris guttatus and (in full southern opah)… | 1752 | Go To Quotation |
| opaquely | In an opaque manner; so as to be opaque. | 1747 | Go To Quotation |
| operand | The quantity or symbol on which a particular mathematical or logical operation is (to be) performed. | 1854 | Go To Quotation |
| optical illusion | The experience of seeming to see something that is other than it appears, or (more… | 1763 | Go To Quotation |
| optician | An expert in or student of optics. Later also: a maker of optical instruments. Now hist. | 1672 | Go To Quotation |
| orbitoline | Originally: of, relating to, or resembling the extinct genus Orbitolina of foraminiferans. Later: = orbitolinid adj. | 1861 | Go To Quotation |
| orca | The killer whale, Orcinus orca (formerly known as Delphinus orca or Orca gladiator). Also orca whale. Cf. orc n. | 1726 | Go To Quotation |
| ornithorhynchus | A mammal of the monotreme genus Ornithorhynchus; a duck-billed platypus. Now chiefly (as Ornithorhynchus): the genus itself. | 1800 | Go To Quotation |
| orsellic | any of a group of related acids obtained from orchil and other lichens; spec. = orsellinic acid n. at orsellinic adj. 1. | 1848 | Go To Quotation |
| orthide | A fossil articulate brachiopod of the order Orthida, of the Palaeozoic era. | 1973 | Go To Quotation |
| orthoceratite | A fossil shell of a nautiloid cephalod mollusc of the Palaeozoic or early Mesozoic eras… | 1734 | Go To Quotation |
| osbornite | A rare mineral of the cubic system which consists of titanium nitride, TiN, and occurs… | 1870 | Go To Quotation |
| osteometric | Of or relating to osteometry. | 1897 | Go To Quotation |
| ostiolum | An ostiole, esp. of a fungus. | 1718 | Go To Quotation |
| ostraciont | Of, relating to, or designating the boxfish family Ostraciontidae, of which Ostracion is the type genus. | 1851 | Go To Quotation |
| ostrog | In Russia (esp. in Siberia): a fortified house or village surrounded by a palisade or wall; a fort; a prison. | 1761 | Go To Quotation |
| otolithic | Containing otoliths; of or relating to otoliths. | 1851 | Go To Quotation |
| overexposure | Photogr. Excessive exposure of a film or plate to light, resulting in a pale or… | 1862 | Go To Quotation |
| overfolded | That is folded over; (Geol.) characterized by overfolding. | 1882 | Go To Quotation |
| over-ponderate | intr. To weigh too much; to be too heavy. | 1730 | Go To Quotation |
| oviparity | The condition or character of being oviparous; reproduction by means of the production of eggs. | 1834 | Go To Quotation |
| Ovula | A genus of gastropod molluscs related to the cowries (family Ovulidae), native esp. to… | 1823 | Go To Quotation |
| oxidize | To cause to combine with oxygen or to undergo oxidation; to convert into an… | 1802 | Go To Quotation |
| oxycyanide | A compound containing both oxygen and cyanide; spec. a combined oxide and cyanide. | 1839 | Go To Quotation |
| oxygenizable | Capable of being oxygenized. | 1802 | Go To Quotation |
| oxyiodine | = iodine pentoxide at iodine n. 2b. Obs. rare. | 1815 | Go To Quotation |
| oxymuriate | Chloride; chlorate. Also attrib. in oxymuriate match. | 1797 | Go To Quotation |
| oxyntic | Secreting acid; spec. designating the parietal cells of the gastric mucosa… | 1881 | Go To Quotation |
| palaeophis | A primitive snake of the extinct genus Palaeophis, of the late Cretaceous or early… | 1851 | Go To Quotation |
| palladium | A hard, ductile, metallic element, atomic number 46, resembling silver, belonging to… | 1803 | Go To Quotation |
| Paludina | Zool. A genus of freshwater snails (pond snails), now usually called Viviparus; (also paludina) a snail of this genus. | 1823 | Go To Quotation |
| pancreatic | Of or relating to the pancreas. | 1666 | Go To Quotation |
| parabolar | Of the nature of a parabola; parabolic. | 1665 | Go To Quotation |
| parallactical | = parallactic adj. | 1670 | Go To Quotation |
| parallelizing | That makes parallel; (Computing) that converts (software, etc.) to run in parallel mode. | 1895 | Go To Quotation |
| parallelogramic | Having the shape or form of a parallelogram; relating to or resembling a parallelogram. | 1730 | Go To Quotation |
| paramagnet | A paramagnetic body or substance. | 1856 | Go To Quotation |
| parieto- | = parietovisceral adj. | 1853 | Go To Quotation |
| partridgeberry | Any of several small North American evergreen plants with red berries which are eaten… | 1714 | Go To Quotation |
| patentoternate | Of a sponge spicule: widely ternate. | 1859 | Go To Quotation |
| pattock | A tool for hoeing or uprooting plants; a mattock. | 1729 | Go To Quotation |
| pectinated | = pectinate adj. | 1671 | Go To Quotation |
| pectuncle | A cockle. | 1748 | Go To Quotation |
| pentadactylous | Having five fingers or toes on each limb; pentadactyl. | 1717 | Go To Quotation |
| pentelateral | Having five sides. | 1728 | Go To Quotation |
| perennibranch | = perennibranchiate n. | 1878 | Go To Quotation |
| perennibranchiate | Of, relating to, or designating tailed amphibians that retain their gills… | 1834 | Go To Quotation |
| peripherally | In a peripheral way or position; with regard to a periphery; marginally. | 1852 | Go To Quotation |
| persulphuret | = persulphide n. | 1833 | Go To Quotation |
| pertussis | Whooping cough, which is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. | 1774 | Go To Quotation |
| petal | Each of the modified leaves, typically distinctly coloured, which form the segments of the corolla of a flower. | 1712 | Go To Quotation |
| petalled | Having petals of a specified kind or number. Usu. in parasynthetic compounds, as crimson-petalled… | 1712 | Go To Quotation |
| phaometer | An instrument for measuring the intensity of light; a photometer. | 1747 | Go To Quotation |
| Phascologale | = Phascogale n. | 1888 | Go To Quotation |
| phosphorous | Relating to or of the nature of a phosphor; phosphorescent. In later use chiefly literary. | 1717 | Go To Quotation |
| phosphuretted | Combined chemically with phosphorus. | 1803 | Go To Quotation |
| photometric | Science. Of or relating to photometry; involving the use of a photometer. | 1820 | Go To Quotation |
| phytophagan | An animal which feeds on plants or plant material; spec. a member of any of various… | 1883 | Go To Quotation |
| piezometer | Any of various instruments for measuring the pressure of a liquid or gas, or something connected with pressure. | 1820 | Go To Quotation |
| pigmented | Coloured with pigment; containing pigment. | 1822 | Go To Quotation |
| pigmentless | Having no (natural) pigment; lacking pigment. | 1887 | Go To Quotation |
| piperic | a crystalline bicyclic acid derived from piperine… | 1863 | Go To Quotation |
| pistillum | = pistil n. | 1703 | Go To Quotation |
| placentally | By means of a placenta; in, through, or from the placenta. | 1834 | Go To Quotation |
| plane | Geom. Of a surface: perfectly flat or level, without curvature, so that every straight… | 1666 | Go To Quotation |
| plani- | having or consisting of flat leaves; spec. = planipetalous adj. | 1687 | Go To Quotation |
| platina | = platinum n. | 1752 | Go To Quotation |
| platoso- | a hypothetical ion consisting of an amide of divalent platinum, now known to be an ammine group occurring in platinum complexes. | 1851 | Go To Quotation |
| -plet | Used with a prefixed numeral to form terms denoting multiplets having the specified number of members. | 1857 | Go To Quotation |
| pleural | Of or relating to the pleura of the lungs. | 1824 | Go To Quotation |
| Plücker | attrib. and in the genitive. Of, relating to, or designating equations or formulae… | 1871 | Go To Quotation |
| pneumatometer | Any of several types of instrument used to measure the volume or force of respiration. | 1832 | Go To Quotation |
| Poisson | attrib. and in the genitive. Denoting mathematical and statistical concepts introduced… | 1839 | Go To Quotation |
| poke | More fully Virginia poke, Virginian poke. Pokeweed, Phytolacca americana. Also… | 1687 | Go To Quotation |
| poleless | Having or involving no magnetic poles. | 1874 | Go To Quotation |
| polian | Designating each of the sacs or tubes connected with the circular vessel of… | 1852 | Go To Quotation |
| polygamious | Belonging to or characteristic of the Linnaean class Polygamia. | 1761 | Go To Quotation |
| polypary | = polyparium n. | 1753 | Go To Quotation |
| polypyrene | = polypyrenous adj. | 1693 | Go To Quotation |
| portee | Weaving. A number of threads grouped together to form a warp; = beer n. | 1699 | Go To Quotation |
| posited | That has been posited. | 1666 | Go To Quotation |
| postabdominal | Of, relating to, or situated in or on the postabdomen. | 1834 | Go To Quotation |
| postaxiad | In a postaxial position or direction; postaxially. | 1892 | Go To Quotation |
| postrenal | Situated behind or beyond the kidney. | 1924 | Go To Quotation |
| presensitization | Sensitization beforehand. | 1935 | Go To Quotation |
| pretrude | trans. To thrust or push (a thing). | 1693 | Go To Quotation |
| procerus | A muscle, usually roughly triangular in shape, that arises from the fascia of the nasal… | 1872 | Go To Quotation |
| prochordal | Situated in front of the anterior end of the notochord; = prechordal adj. 1. | 1878 | Go To Quotation |
| prootic | Situated in front of the ear; spec. designating one of the three periotic bones. | 1866 | Go To Quotation |
| propio- | an acyl radical derived from propionic acid (usu. attrib.); formerly also called metacetyl. | 1850 | Go To Quotation |
| propionate | A salt or ester, or the anion, of propionic acid. Also called propanoate, propylate. | 1856 | Go To Quotation |
| psalterial | Of or relating to the psalterium (of the brain or the stomach); of the nature of or derived from the psalterium. | 1865 | Go To Quotation |
| pseudofaecal | Of, relating to, or consisting of pseudofaeces. | 1953 | Go To Quotation |
| pseudogenus | A spurious or invalid genus of plants or animals, such as one based on… | 1857 | Go To Quotation |
| pseudospeciation | The making of pseudospecies (see pseudospecies n.); false division into species. | 1966 | Go To Quotation |
| Pteropoda | A former class or order of pelagic opisthobranch molluscs comprising the… | 1819 | Go To Quotation |
| pulmonary | Of or relating to the lungs. | 1668 | Go To Quotation |
| pulmoniferous | = pulmonate adj. Now rare. | 1834 | Go To Quotation |
| punk | A punch, an instrument for punching holes. | 1670 | Go To Quotation |
| quaterpetal | A plant with flowers having four petals. | 1715 | Go To Quotation |
| quinnet | A small iron or wooden wedge; (in later use) esp. one that holds the ring of a scythe's handles in place. | 1686 | Go To Quotation |
| Ramsden | attrib. and (now rare) in the genitive. Designating an eyepiece consisting of… | 1787 | Go To Quotation |
| ratel | The honey badger, Mellivora capensis (family Mustelidae), native to Africa and southern… | 1777 | Go To Quotation |
| rear end | The back part or section of something (freq. a motor vehicle). Also in extended use. Cf. back-end n. 1. | 1785 | Go To Quotation |
| Réaumur | a thermometer calibrated according to the Réaumur scale. | 1754 | Go To Quotation |
| re-evaluation | The action or process of evaluating again; an instance of this, a second or further evaluation. | 1905 | Go To Quotation |
| refrangibility | The ability of light (or other rays) to be refracted; the degree to which light possesses this property. Now chiefly hist. | 1672 | Go To Quotation |
| refrigeratory | Tending to make something cool or cold; cooling; (also) of or relating to refrigeration. | 1676 | Go To Quotation |
| reignition | The action or process of reigniting something. | 1822 | Go To Quotation |
| reimmerse | trans. To immerse again. Also fig. | 1729 | Go To Quotation |
| retrogenerative | Of an animal: that (supposedly) copulates back to back; = retrocoient adj. Cf. retrocopulant adj. | 1744 | Go To Quotation |
| rhodium | A very hard, silvery-white, metallic chemical element of the transition series, atomic number 45. Symbol Rh (formerly Ro). | 1804 | Go To Quotation |
| roccellinin | A crystalline substance (not identified) obtained from the lichen Roccella tinctoria. | 1848 | Go To Quotation |
| salino- | used as combining form of saline adj. n., in the sense ‘consisting of salt… | 1674 | Go To Quotation |
| salivate | trans. To produce an unusual secretion of saliva in (a person), generally by the use of mercury; to produce ptyalism in. | 1669 | Go To Quotation |
| salivatory | = salivary adj. | 1699 | Go To Quotation |
| scabbing | The process of forming a scab. | 1748 | Go To Quotation |
| scoriaceous | Having the nature of scoria. | 1777 | Go To Quotation |
| scorification | The process of reducing to scoria; formation of scoria or slag; spec. as a method of refining or assay. | 1755 | Go To Quotation |
| scutch | = quitch n. Chiefly in Comb. scutch-grass in the same sense. | 1686 | Go To Quotation |
| sea-pen | A polyp of the genus Pennatula or family Pennatulidæ. | 1764 | Go To Quotation |
| sectoral | (See sector n. 3.) | 1778 | Go To Quotation |
| seedly | Existing in the state of seed. | 1699 | Go To Quotation |
| serpula | A marine annelid which inhabits a tortuous calcareous tube. | 1768 | Go To Quotation |
| sessile | Pathol. Of morbid growths, warts, etc.: Adhering close to the surface. | 1726 | Go To Quotation |
| sheer-hulk | The hulk or body of an old disused ship fitted with shears, etc., for hoisting purposes… | 1769 | Go To Quotation |
| sipunculan | Of or relating to the phylum or group Sipuncula. | 1858 | Go To Quotation |
| six-sided | Having six sides; hexagonal. | 1693 | Go To Quotation |
| slickness | Smoothness. rare. | 1667 | Go To Quotation |
| slop-basin | A basin for holding slops. Also in fig. phrase (cf. tea-cup n. c). | 1778 | Go To Quotation |
| snow-bird | One or other of various small European or American birds, esp. the… | 1694 | Go To Quotation |
| soaped | Impregnated with soap; soapy. rare. | 1730 | Go To Quotation |
| solvend | Something to be dissolved. | 1738 | Go To Quotation |
| sorrel-tree | The sourwood or elk-tree of North America, Oxydendrum arboreum (Andromeda arborea). | 1687 | Go To Quotation |
| soundable | Of the sea: Capable of being sounded. | 1667 | Go To Quotation |
| sow-metal | Cast iron in sows or large ingots as it comes from the blasting- or smelting-furnace. | 1674 | Go To Quotation |
| spicaceous | Having the form of a spike. | 1756 | Go To Quotation |
| spouty | Given to spouting or discharging water. | 1708 | Go To Quotation |
| spreadingness | Tendency to spread. | 1671 | Go To Quotation |
| stalkless | Having no stalk; chiefly of vegetable organs, sessile. | 1698 | Go To Quotation |
| steam-engine | An engine in which the mechanical force of steam is made available as a motive power for driving machinery, etc. | 1753 | Go To Quotation |
| stencil | A thin sheet of metal, cardboard, etc., in which one or more holes have been cut, of… | 1707 | Go To Quotation |
| stipula | Ornithol. (Cent. Dict. 1891.) | 1763 | Go To Quotation |
| strepto- | pertaining to the genus Streptospondylus of fossil crocodiles, in which the vertebral articulations are apparently reversed. | 1849 | Go To Quotation |
| subaerated | Designating a counterfeit (silver) coin with a base metal core. | 1771 | Go To Quotation |
| sublimator | Chem. A container or apparatus in which substances are heated in order to sublime them; a sublimer. Cf. sublimatory n. | 1753 | Go To Quotation |
| submerging | The action or an act of submerge v. | 1704 | Go To Quotation |
| subrecent | Somewhat earlier or older than recent. Cf. recent adj. 5b. | 1865 | Go To Quotation |
| succinated | Containing or combined with amber. | 1698 | Go To Quotation |
| sulcated | Sulcate. | 1694 | Go To Quotation |
| sulphurize | trans. To cause to combine chemically with, or to be impregnated by, sulphur; to convert into a sulphur compound. | 1794 | Go To Quotation |
| summable | Capable of being summed. | 1784 | Go To Quotation |
| superacid | Extremely or abnormally acid; spec. of the nature of, relating to, or containing a superacid (cf. sense B.). | 1808 | Go To Quotation |
| supraterraneous | = superterraneous adj. | 1666 | Go To Quotation |
| swallet | An underground stream of water such as breaks in upon miners at work. Also (in full, swallet hole… | 1668 | Go To Quotation |
| synoptic | Of a table, chart, etc.: Pertaining to or forming a synopsis; furnishing a general view… | 1764 | Go To Quotation |
| tabulous | Divided into compartments by tabulæ. | 1734 | Go To Quotation |
| tatty | A screen or mat, usually made of the roots of the fragrant cuscus grass, which is placed in… | 1792 | Go To Quotation |
| taxwax | The tendon of the neck: = paxwax n. | 1712 | Go To Quotation |
| tayassu | The common or collared peccary, Dicotyles torquatus (D. tajacu). | 1698 | Go To Quotation |
| telescopic | Of or pertaining to a telescope; of the nature of or consisting of a telescope, as telescopic sight… | 1704 | Go To Quotation |
| tense | Drawn tight, stretched taut; strained to stiffness; tight, rigid: chiefly said of cords… | 1671 | Go To Quotation |
| tentacle | Zool. A slender flexible process in animals, esp. invertebrates, serving as an organ of touch or feeling; = feeler n. 3, palp n. | 1764 | Go To Quotation |
| termes | = termite n. | 1781 | Go To Quotation |
| testa | Bot. The skin or coating of a seed. | 1796 | Go To Quotation |
| tetrapetalose | = tetrapetalous adj. | 1694 | Go To Quotation |
| theca | Zool. and Anat. A case or sheath enclosing some organ or part: as | 1665 | Go To Quotation |
| thermodynamics | The theory of the relations between heat and mechanical energy, and of the conversion of either into the other. | 1854 | Go To Quotation |
| thermometric | = thermometrical adj. | 1784 | Go To Quotation |
| tissue-paper | A very thin soft gauze-like unsized paper, used for wrapping delicate articles… | 1777 | Go To Quotation |
| tophaceous | Of the nature of tophus or toph; sandy, gritty; rough, stony. | 1672 | Go To Quotation |
| Toxicodendron | A synonym of Hyænanche, a S. African genus of euphorbiaceous trees or shrubs with… | 1722 | Go To Quotation |
| tricapsular | Having three capsules. | 1694 | Go To Quotation |
| trichite | Characterized by very fine fracture, so as to resemble or suggest hairs or fine filaments. | 1765 | Go To Quotation |
| triptych | A card made to fold in three divisions. Also attrib. | 1732 | Go To Quotation |
| trochoidal | Geom. Having the form or nature of a trochoid; pertaining or relating to trochoids: see trochoid n. 1. | 1799 | Go To Quotation |
| tubber | A tool used in Cornish mines: = beele n. | 1671 | Go To Quotation |
| tuberculated | Natural Hist. | 1771 | Go To Quotation |
| tubulary | = tubularian n. | 1708 | Go To Quotation |
| tubulary | = tubular adj. | 1673 | Go To Quotation |
| tufa | = volcanic tuff n. at tuff n. b. | 1772 | Go To Quotation |
| tuning-fork | A small steel instrument (invented in 1711 by John Shore) consisting of a stem with two… | 1800 | Go To Quotation |
| unadjust | (un- prefix 3.) | 1785 | Go To Quotation |
| unannealed | Untempered. | 1745 | Go To Quotation |
| unattractable | (un- prefix 7b.) | 1802 | Go To Quotation |
| unclotted | (un- prefix 8.) | 1771 | Go To Quotation |
| undercurrent | A stream or current of water, air, etc., flowing beneath the upper current, or below the surface. Also fig. of Time. | 1684 | Go To Quotation |
| unphilosophic | (un- prefix 7.) | 1776 | Go To Quotation |
| unspecificate | adj. (See quot. 1674.) | 1674 | Go To Quotation |
| unteinted | Untinted, uncoloured. | 1745 | Go To Quotation |
| unwainscot(t)ed | (un- prefix 9.) | 1710 | Go To Quotation |
| vaporo-sulphureous | Of a vaporous and sulphurous nature. | 1676 | Go To Quotation |
| vascularity | Vascular form or condition. | 1790 | Go To Quotation |
| vasculated | Provided with small vessels. | 1745 | Go To Quotation |
| ventral | Pathol. Of ruptures. | 1744 | Go To Quotation |
| vitriolico- | combining form of prec., employed in a few chemical terms, as vitriolico-antimoniated, vitriolico-muriated, vitriolico-neutral. | 1783 | Go To Quotation |
| vividness | Of colour, light, etc. | 1668 | Go To Quotation |
| vulcanic | = volcanic adj. 2b. | 1774 | Go To Quotation |
| warting | A growth of warts. | 1756 | Go To Quotation |
| well(-)brewed | | 1714 | Go To Quotation |
| whale-bird | Name of various birds which inhabit the places where whales are found, or which feed on… | 1771 | Go To Quotation |
| whisky john | = whisky jack n. | 1772 | Go To Quotation |
| widow-bird | A bird of the genus Vidua or subfamily Viduinæ of the family Ploceidæ (Weaver-birds)… | 1772 | Go To Quotation |
| winze | A shaft or an inclined passage sunk from one level to another, but not rising to the surface. | 1759 | Go To Quotation |
| woodsman | A man who inhabits, frequents, or ranges the woods, as a huntsman, sportsman… | 1694 | Go To Quotation |
| yellow-fish | Name for several fishes with yellow coloration; now esp. a species of rock-trout, Pleurogrammus… | 1735 | Go To Quotation |
| yellowy | Having a yellow tinge; yellowish. | 1667 | Go To Quotation |
