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Haemato-
(gcide) | Haemato- \H[ae]m"a*to-\ (h[e^]m"[.a]*t[-o]- or h[=e]"-), prefix.
See H[ae]ma-.
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Haemato-
(gcide) | Haema- \H[ae]m"a-\ (h[e^]m"[.a]- or h[=e]"m[.a]-), Haemato-
\H[ae]m"a*to-\ (h[e^]m"[.a]*t[-o]- or h[=e]"m[.a]*t[-o]-),
Haemo- \H[ae]m"o-\ (h[e^]m"[-o]- or h[=e]"m[-o]-). [Gr. a"i^ma,
a"i`matos, blood.]
Combining forms indicating relation or resemblance to blood,
association with blood; as, h[ae]mapod, h[ae]matogenesis,
h[ae]moscope.
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Note: Words from Gr. a"i^ma are written hema-, hemato-,
hemo-, as well as h[ae]ma-, h[ae]mato-, h[ae]mo-.
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Bilharzia haematobia
(gcide) | Haematozoon \H[ae]m`a*to*zo"on\ (-t[-o]*z[=o]"[o^]n), n.; pl.
H[ae]matozoa (-[.a]). [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos,
blood + zw^,on animal.] (Zool.)
A parasite inhabiting the blood; esp.:
(a) Certain species of nematodes of the genus Filaria,
sometimes found in the blood of man, the horse, the dog,
etc.
(b) The trematode, Bilharzia h[ae]matobia, which infests
the inhabitants of Egypt and other parts of Africa, often
causing death.
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Gordonia Haematoxylon
(gcide) | Bloodwood \Blood"wood\, n. (Bot.)
A tree having the wood or the sap of the color of blood.
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Note: Norfolk Island bloodwood is a euphorbiaceous tree
(Baloghia lucida), from which the sap is collected
for use as a plant. Various other trees have the name,
chiefly on account of the color of the wood, as
Gordonia H[ae]matoxylon of Jamaica, and several
species of Australian Eucalyptus; also the true
logwood ( H[ae]matoxylon campechianum).
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Haematoblast
(gcide) | Haematoblast \H[ae]m"a*to*blast\ (-bl[a^]st`), n. [H[ae]mato- +
-blast.] (Anat.)
One of the very minute, disk-shaped bodies found in blood
with the ordinary red corpuscles and white corpuscles; a
third kind of blood corpuscle, supposed by some to be an
early stage in the development of the red corpuscles; --
called also blood plaque, and blood plate.
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Haematocrya
(gcide) | Haematocrya \H[ae]m`a*toc"ry*a\ (t[o^]k"r[i^]*[.a]), n. pl.
(Zool.)
The cold-blooded vertebrates. Same as Hematocrya.
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Haematocryal
(gcide) | Haematocryal \H[ae]m`a*toc"ry*al\ (-al), a.
Cold-blooded.
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Haematocrystallin
(gcide) | Haematocrystallin \H[ae]m`a*to*crys"tal*lin\, n.
Same as Hematocrystallin.
[1913 Webster]Hemoglobin \Hem"o*glo"bin\, n. [Hemo- + globe.] (Physiol.)
The normal coloring matter of the red blood corpuscles of
vertebrate animals. It is composed of hematin and globulin,
and is also called h[ae]matoglobulin. In arterial blood, it
is always combined with oxygen, and is then called
oxyhemoglobin. It crystallizes under different forms from
different animals, and when crystallized, is called
h[ae]matocrystallin. See Blood crystal, under Blood.
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haematocrystallin
(gcide) | Haematocrystallin \H[ae]m`a*to*crys"tal*lin\, n.
Same as Hematocrystallin.
[1913 Webster]Hemoglobin \Hem"o*glo"bin\, n. [Hemo- + globe.] (Physiol.)
The normal coloring matter of the red blood corpuscles of
vertebrate animals. It is composed of hematin and globulin,
and is also called h[ae]matoglobulin. In arterial blood, it
is always combined with oxygen, and is then called
oxyhemoglobin. It crystallizes under different forms from
different animals, and when crystallized, is called
h[ae]matocrystallin. See Blood crystal, under Blood.
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Haematodynamometer
(gcide) | Haematodynamometer \H[ae]`ma*to*dy`na*mom"e*ter\
(h[=e]`m[.a]*t[-o]*d[imac]`n[.a]*m[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r or
h[e^]m`[.a]*t[-o]*d[i^]n`[.a]-), n.
Same as Hemadynamometer.
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Haematogenesis
(gcide) | Haematogenesis \H[ae]m`a*to*gen"e*sis\
(h[e^]m`[.a]*t[-o]*j[e^]n"[-e]*s[i^]s or h[=e]`m[.a]*t[-o]-),
n. [H[ae]mato- + genesis.] (Physiol.)
(a) The origin and development of blood.
(b) The transformation of venous into arterial blood by
respiration; hematosis.
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Haematogenic
(gcide) | Haematogenic \H[ae]m`a*to*gen"ic\ (-j[e^]n"[i^]k), a. (Physiol.)
Relating to h[ae]matogenesis.
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Haematogenous
(gcide) | Haematogenous \H[ae]m`a*tog"e*nous\ (-t[o^]j"[-e]*n[u^]s), a.
(Physiol.)
Originating in the blood.
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Haematoglobulin
(gcide) | Haematoglobulin \H[ae]m`a*to*glob"u*lin\, n.
Same as Hematoglobulin.
[1913 Webster]Hemoglobin \Hem"o*glo"bin\, n. [Hemo- + globe.] (Physiol.)
The normal coloring matter of the red blood corpuscles of
vertebrate animals. It is composed of hematin and globulin,
and is also called h[ae]matoglobulin. In arterial blood, it
is always combined with oxygen, and is then called
oxyhemoglobin. It crystallizes under different forms from
different animals, and when crystallized, is called
h[ae]matocrystallin. See Blood crystal, under Blood.
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haematoglobulin
(gcide) | Haematoglobulin \H[ae]m`a*to*glob"u*lin\, n.
Same as Hematoglobulin.
[1913 Webster]Hemoglobin \Hem"o*glo"bin\, n. [Hemo- + globe.] (Physiol.)
The normal coloring matter of the red blood corpuscles of
vertebrate animals. It is composed of hematin and globulin,
and is also called h[ae]matoglobulin. In arterial blood, it
is always combined with oxygen, and is then called
oxyhemoglobin. It crystallizes under different forms from
different animals, and when crystallized, is called
h[ae]matocrystallin. See Blood crystal, under Blood.
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Haematoid
(gcide) | Haematoid \H[ae]m"a*toid\, a.
Same as Hematoid.
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Haematoidin
(gcide) | Haematoidin \H[ae]m`a*toid"in\, n.
Same as Hematoidin.
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Haematoin
(gcide) | Haematoin \H[ae]*mat"o*in\ (h[-e]*m[a^]t"[-o]*[i^]n), n.
[H[ae]mato- + -in.] (Physiol. Chem.)
A substance formed from the hematin of blood, by removal of
the iron through the action of concentrated sulphuric acid.
Two like bodies, called respectively h[ae]matoporphyrin and
h[ae]matolin, are formed in a similar manner.
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Haematolin
(gcide) | Haematolin \H[ae]*mat"o*lin\ (-l[i^]n), n.
See H[ae]matoin.
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Haematology
(gcide) | Haematology \H[ae]m`a*tol"o*gy\ (h[e^]m`[.a]*t[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]
or h[=e]`m[.a]-), n.
The science which treats of the blood. Same as Hematology.
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Haematolysis
(gcide) | Haematolysis \H[ae]m`a*tol"y*sis\
(h[e^]m`[.a]*t[o^]l"[i^]*s[i^]s or h[e^]`m[.a]-), n. [NL.;
h[ae]mato- + Gr. ly`sis a loosing, dissolving, fr. ly`ein to
loose, dissolve.] (Physiol.)
Dissolution of the red blood corpuscles with diminished
coagulability of the blood; h[ae]molysis. --
H[ae]m`a*to*lyt"ic, a.
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Haematolytic
(gcide) | Haematolysis \H[ae]m`a*tol"y*sis\
(h[e^]m`[.a]*t[o^]l"[i^]*s[i^]s or h[e^]`m[.a]-), n. [NL.;
h[ae]mato- + Gr. ly`sis a loosing, dissolving, fr. ly`ein to
loose, dissolve.] (Physiol.)
Dissolution of the red blood corpuscles with diminished
coagulability of the blood; h[ae]molysis. --
H[ae]m`a*to*lyt"ic, a.
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Haematometer
(gcide) | Haematometer \H[ae]m`a*tom"e*ter\ (-t[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n.
[H[ae]mato- + -meter.] (Physiol.)
(a) Same as Hemadynamometer.
(b) An instrument for determining the number of blood
corpuscles in a given quantity of blood.
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Haematophilina
(gcide) | Haematophilina \H[ae]m`a*to*phi*li"na\
(-t[-o]*f[i^]*l[imac]"n[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma,
a"i`matos, blood + filei^n to love.] (Zool.)
A division of Chiroptera, including the bloodsucking bats.
See Vampire.
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Haematopinus piliferus
(gcide) | Dog \Dog\ (d[add]g or d[o^]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog
mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.]
1. (Zool.) A quadruped of the genus Canis, esp. the
domestic dog (Canis familiaris).
Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the
inferior animals for intelligence, docility, and
attachment to man. There are numerous carefully bred
varieties, as the akita, beagle, bloodhound,
bulldog, coachdog, collie, Danish dog,
foxhound, greyhound, mastiff, pointer,
poodle, St. Bernard, setter, spaniel, spitz,
terrier, German shepherd, pit bull, Chihuahua,
etc. There are also many mixed breeds, and partially
domesticated varieties, as well as wild dogs, like the
dingo and dhole. (See these names in the Vocabulary.)
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2. A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch.
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What is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he
should do this great thing? -- 2 Kings
viii. 13 (Rev.
Ver. )
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3. A fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly
dog; a lazy dog. [Colloq.]
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4. (Astron.) One of the two constellations, Canis Major and
Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis
Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius).
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5. An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an
andiron.
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6. (Mech.)
(a) A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening
into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of
raising or moving them.
(b) An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on
the carriage of a sawmill.
(c) A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch;
especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an
adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine
tool.
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7. an ugly or crude person, especially an ugly woman. [slang]
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8. a hot dog. [slang]
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Note: Dog is used adjectively or in composition, commonly in
the sense of relating to, or characteristic of, a dog.
It is also used to denote a male; as, dog fox or g-fox,
a male fox; dog otter or dog-otter, dog wolf, etc.; --
also to denote a thing of cheap or mean quality; as,
dog Latin.
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A dead dog, a thing of no use or value. --1 Sam. xxiv. 14.
A dog in the manger, an ugly-natured person who prevents
others from enjoying what would be an advantage to them
but is none to him.
Dog ape (Zool.), a male ape.
Dog cabbage, or Dog's cabbage (Bot.), a succulent herb,
native to the Mediterranean region ({Thelygonum
Cynocrambe}).
Dog cheap, very cheap. See under Cheap.
Dog ear (Arch.), an acroterium. [Colloq.]
Dog flea (Zool.), a species of flea (Pulex canis) which
infests dogs and cats, and is often troublesome to man. In
America it is the common flea. See Flea, and
Aphaniptera.
Dog grass (Bot.), a grass (Triticum caninum) of the same
genus as wheat.
Dog Latin, barbarous Latin; as, the dog Latin of pharmacy.
Dog lichen (Bot.), a kind of lichen (Peltigera canina)
growing on earth, rocks, and tree trunks, -- a lobed
expansion, dingy green above and whitish with fuscous
veins beneath.
Dog louse (Zool.), a louse that infests the dog, esp.
H[ae]matopinus piliferus; another species is
Trichodectes latus.
Dog power, a machine operated by the weight of a dog
traveling in a drum, or on an endless track, as for
churning.
Dog salmon (Zool.), a salmon of northwest America and
northern Asia; -- the gorbuscha; -- called also holia,
and hone.
Dog shark. (Zool.) See Dogfish.
Dog's meat, meat fit only for dogs; refuse; offal.
Dog Star. See in the Vocabulary.
Dog wheat (Bot.), Dog grass.
Dog whelk (Zool.), any species of univalve shells of the
family Nassid[ae], esp. the Nassa reticulata of
England.
To give to the dogs, or To throw to the dogs, to throw
away as useless. "Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of
it." --Shak.
To go to the dogs, to go to ruin; to be ruined.
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Haematoplast
(gcide) | Haematoplast \H[ae]m"a*to*plast`\ (-pl[a^]st`), n. [H[ae]mato- +
Gr. pla`ssein to mold.] (Anat.)
Same as H[ae]matoblast.
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Haematoplastic
(gcide) | Haematoplastic \H[ae]m`a*to*plas"tic\ (-pl[a^]s"t[i^]k), a.
[H[ae]mato- + -plastic.] (Physiol.)
Blood formative; -- applied to a substance in early fetal
life, which breaks up gradually into blood vessels.
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Haematoporphyrin
(gcide) | Haematoporphyrin \H[ae]m`a*to*por"phy*rin\
(-p[^o]r"f[i^]*r[i^]n), n. [H[ae]mato- + Gr. porfy`ra
purple.] (Physiol. Chem.)
See H[ae]matoin.
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Haematopus Bachmani
(gcide) | oystercatcher \oystercatcher\, oyster catcher \oyster catcher\n.
(Zool.),
Any one of several species of wading birds of the genus
Haematopus having stout legs and bill and mostly
black-and-white plumage, which frequent seashores and feed
upon oysters and other shellfish. The European species
(Haematopus ostralegus), the common American species
(Haematopus palliatus), and the California, or black,
oyster catcher (Haematopus Bachmani) are the best known.
Syn: oyster plover.
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Haematopus ostralegus
(gcide) | oystercatcher \oystercatcher\, oyster catcher \oyster catcher\n.
(Zool.),
Any one of several species of wading birds of the genus
Haematopus having stout legs and bill and mostly
black-and-white plumage, which frequent seashores and feed
upon oysters and other shellfish. The European species
(Haematopus ostralegus), the common American species
(Haematopus palliatus), and the California, or black,
oyster catcher (Haematopus Bachmani) are the best known.
Syn: oyster plover.
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Haematopus palliatus
(gcide) | oystercatcher \oystercatcher\, oyster catcher \oyster catcher\n.
(Zool.),
Any one of several species of wading birds of the genus
Haematopus having stout legs and bill and mostly
black-and-white plumage, which frequent seashores and feed
upon oysters and other shellfish. The European species
(Haematopus ostralegus), the common American species
(Haematopus palliatus), and the California, or black,
oyster catcher (Haematopus Bachmani) are the best known.
Syn: oyster plover.
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Haematosac
(gcide) | Haematosac \H[ae]m"a*to*sac`\ (-s[a^]k`), n. [H[ae]mato- + sac.]
(Anat.)
A vascular sac connected, beneath the brain, in many fishes,
with the infundibulum.
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Haematoscope
(gcide) | Haematoscope \H[ae]m"a*to*scope`\ (-sk[=o]p`), n.
A h[ae]moscope.
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Haematosin
(gcide) | Haematosin \H[ae]m`a*to"sin\ (h[e^]m`[.a]*t[=o]"s[i^]n or
h[-e]*m[a^]t"[-o]*s[i^]n), n. (Physiol. Chem.)
Hematin. [R.]
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Haematosis
(gcide) | Haematosis \H[ae]m`a*to"sis\, n.
Same as Hematosis.
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Haematostaphes Barteri
(gcide) | Plum \Plum\, n. [AS. pl[=u]me, fr. L. prunum; akin to Gr. ?, ?.
Cf. Prune a dried plum.]
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1. (Bot.) The edible drupaceous fruit of the {Prunus
domestica}, and of several other species of Prunus;
also, the tree itself, usually called plum tree.
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The bullace, the damson, and the numerous varieties
of plum, of our gardens, although growing into
thornless trees, are believed to be varieties of the
blackthorn, produced by long cultivation. --G.
Bentham.
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Note: Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from
the Prunus domestica are described; among them the
greengage, the Orleans, the purple gage, or
Reine Claude Violette, and the German prune, are
some of the best known.
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Note: Among the true plums are;
Beach plum, the Prunus maritima, and its crimson or
purple globular drupes,
Bullace plum. See Bullace.
Chickasaw plum, the American Prunus Chicasa, and its
round red drupes.
Orleans plum, a dark reddish purple plum of medium size,
much grown in England for sale in the markets.
Wild plum of America, Prunus Americana, with red or
yellow fruit, the original of the Iowa plum and several
other varieties.
[1913 Webster] Among plants called plum, but of other
genera than Prunus, are;
Australian plum, Cargillia arborea and {Cargillia
australis}, of the same family with the persimmon.
Blood plum, the West African H[ae]matostaphes Barteri.
Cocoa plum, the Spanish nectarine. See under Nectarine.
Date plum. See under Date.
Gingerbread plum, the West African {Parinarium
macrophyllum}.
Gopher plum, the Ogeechee lime.
Gray plum, Guinea plum. See under Guinea.
Indian plum, several species of Flacourtia.
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2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin.
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3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant
language, the sum of [pounds]100,000 sterling; also, the
person possessing it.
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4. Something likened to a plum in desirableness; a good or
choice thing of its kind, as among appointments,
positions, parts of a book, etc.; as, the mayor rewarded
his cronies with cushy plums, requiring little work for
handsome pay
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5. A color resembling that of a plum; a slightly grayish deep
purple, varying somewhat in its red or blue tint.
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Plum bird, Plum budder (Zool.), the European bullfinch.
Plum gouger (Zool.), a weevil, or curculio ({Coccotorus
scutellaris}), which destroys plums. It makes round holes
in the pulp, for the reception of its eggs. The larva
bores into the stone and eats the kernel.
Plum weevil (Zool.), an American weevil which is very
destructive to plums, nectarines, cherries, and many other
stone fruits. It lays its eggs in crescent-shaped
incisions made with its jaws. The larva lives upon the
pulp around the stone. Called also turk, and {plum
curculio}. See Illust. under Curculio.
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Haematotherma
(gcide) | Haematotherma \H[ae]m`a*to*ther"ma\
(h[e^]m`[.a]*t[-o]*th[~e]r"m[.a] or h[=e]`m[.a]-), n. pl.
(Zool.)
Same as Hematotherma.
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Haematothermal
(gcide) | Haematothermal \H[ae]m`a*to*ther"mal\ (-mal), a.
Warm-blooded; homoiothermal.
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Haematothorax
(gcide) | Haematothorax \H[ae]m`a*to*tho"rax\, n.
Same as Hemothorax.
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Haematoxylin
(gcide) | Haematoxylin \H[ae]m`a*tox"y*lin\ (-t[o^]ks"[i^]*l[i^]n), n.
[See H[ae]matoxylon.] (Chem.)
The coloring principle of logwood. It is obtained as a yellow
crystalline substance, C16H14O6, with a sweetish taste.
Formerly called also hematin.
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Haematoxylon
(gcide) | Haematoxylon \H[ae]m`a*tox"y*lon\ (-l[o^]n), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
a"i^ma blood + xy`lon wood.] (Bot.)
A genus of leguminous plants containing but a single species,
the Haematoxylon Campechianum or logwood tree, native in
Yucatan.
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Haematoxylon Campechianum
(gcide) | Haematoxylon \H[ae]m`a*tox"y*lon\ (-l[o^]n), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
a"i^ma blood + xy`lon wood.] (Bot.)
A genus of leguminous plants containing but a single species,
the Haematoxylon Campechianum or logwood tree, native in
Yucatan.
[1913 Webster]Logwood \Log"wood`\n. [So called from being imported in logs.]
The heartwood of a tree (H[ae]matoxylon Campechianum), a
native of South America, It is a red, heavy wood, containing
a crystalline substance called h[ae]matoxylin, and is used
largely in dyeing. An extract from this wood is used in
medicine as an astringent. Also called Campeachy wood, and
bloodwood.
[1913 Webster]Bloodwood \Blood"wood\, n. (Bot.)
A tree having the wood or the sap of the color of blood.
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Note: Norfolk Island bloodwood is a euphorbiaceous tree
(Baloghia lucida), from which the sap is collected
for use as a plant. Various other trees have the name,
chiefly on account of the color of the wood, as
Gordonia H[ae]matoxylon of Jamaica, and several
species of Australian Eucalyptus; also the true
logwood ( H[ae]matoxylon campechianum).
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Haematoxylon campechianum
(gcide) | Haematoxylon \H[ae]m`a*tox"y*lon\ (-l[o^]n), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
a"i^ma blood + xy`lon wood.] (Bot.)
A genus of leguminous plants containing but a single species,
the Haematoxylon Campechianum or logwood tree, native in
Yucatan.
[1913 Webster]Logwood \Log"wood`\n. [So called from being imported in logs.]
The heartwood of a tree (H[ae]matoxylon Campechianum), a
native of South America, It is a red, heavy wood, containing
a crystalline substance called h[ae]matoxylin, and is used
largely in dyeing. An extract from this wood is used in
medicine as an astringent. Also called Campeachy wood, and
bloodwood.
[1913 Webster]Bloodwood \Blood"wood\, n. (Bot.)
A tree having the wood or the sap of the color of blood.
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Note: Norfolk Island bloodwood is a euphorbiaceous tree
(Baloghia lucida), from which the sap is collected
for use as a plant. Various other trees have the name,
chiefly on account of the color of the wood, as
Gordonia H[ae]matoxylon of Jamaica, and several
species of Australian Eucalyptus; also the true
logwood ( H[ae]matoxylon campechianum).
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Haematozoa
(gcide) | Haematozoon \H[ae]m`a*to*zo"on\ (-t[-o]*z[=o]"[o^]n), n.; pl.
H[ae]matozoa (-[.a]). [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos,
blood + zw^,on animal.] (Zool.)
A parasite inhabiting the blood; esp.:
(a) Certain species of nematodes of the genus Filaria,
sometimes found in the blood of man, the horse, the dog,
etc.
(b) The trematode, Bilharzia h[ae]matobia, which infests
the inhabitants of Egypt and other parts of Africa, often
causing death.
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Haematozoon
(gcide) | Haematozoon \H[ae]m`a*to*zo"on\ (-t[-o]*z[=o]"[o^]n), n.; pl.
H[ae]matozoa (-[.a]). [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos,
blood + zw^,on animal.] (Zool.)
A parasite inhabiting the blood; esp.:
(a) Certain species of nematodes of the genus Filaria,
sometimes found in the blood of man, the horse, the dog,
etc.
(b) The trematode, Bilharzia h[ae]matobia, which infests
the inhabitants of Egypt and other parts of Africa, often
causing death.
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Laplacea haematoxylon
(gcide) | Loblolly \Lob"lol`ly\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
Gruel; porridge; -- so called among seamen.
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Loblolly bay (Bot.), an elegant white-flowered evergreen
shrub or small tree, of the genus Gordonia ({Gordonia
Lasianthus}), growing in the maritime parts of the
Southern United States. Its bark is sometimes used in
tanning. Also, a similar West Indian tree ({Laplacea
h[ae]matoxylon}).
Loblolly boy, a surgeon's attendant on shipboard.
--Smollett.
Loblolly pine (Bot.), a kind of pitch pine found from
Delaware southward along the coast; old field pine ({Pinus
T[ae]da}). Also, Pinus Bahamensis, of the West Indies.
Loblolly tree (Bot.), a name of several West Indian trees,
having more or less leathery foliage, but alike in no
other respect; as Pisonia subcordata, Cordia alba, and
Cupania glabra.
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