| slovo | definícia |
mif
(encz) | MIF,Milk In First (for tea drinking) [zkr.] |
mif
(foldoc) | Maker Interchange Format
MIF
(MIF) A language used to describe a FrameMaker document in a
text file. MIF is used to exchange information between
FrameMaker and other applications.
["Using FrameMaker 4," Windows and Macintosh Version,
c. 1986-1993 Frame Technology Corporation].
(1995-01-30)
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mif
(vera) | MIF
Module Interconnection Facility (Proteus)
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miff
(mass) | miff
- uraziť |
semifinal
(mass) | semi-final
- semifinále |
semifinished
(mass) | semi-finished
- rozpracovaný |
semiformal
(mass) | semi-formal
- polo formálny |
semifinále
(msas) | semifinále
- semi-final |
semifinale
(msasasci) | semifinale
- semi-final |
gemmiferous
(encz) | gemmiferous, adj: |
humification
(encz) | humification,humifikace n: Zdeněk Brož |
humified
(encz) | humified, adj: |
mif
(encz) | MIF,Milk In First (for tea drinking) [zkr.] |
miff
(encz) | miff,urazit v: Zdeněk Brož |
miffed
(encz) | miffed,uražený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
mmif
(encz) | MMIF,My Mouth Is Full [zkr.] |
mummification
(encz) | mummification,mumifikace n: Zdeněk Brož |
mummify
(encz) | mummify,mumifikovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
order tinamiformes
(encz) | order Tinamiformes, n: |
ramification
(encz) | ramification,rozvětvení n: luke |
ramifications
(encz) | ramifications,důsledky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
ramified
(encz) | ramified,rozvětvený adj: Michal Ambrož |
ramifies
(encz) | ramifies,rozvětvuje se v: Michal Ambrož |
ramify
(encz) | ramify,rozvětvit v: Zdeněk Brožramify,rozvětvovat v: Zdeněk Brožramify,rozvětvovat se v: Michal Ambrožramify,větvit v: Zdeněk Brož |
semifinal
(encz) | semifinal,semifinále n: Zdeněk Brož |
semifinalist
(encz) | semifinalist,semifinalista n: Zdeněk Brož |
semifinished
(encz) | semifinished,rozpracovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
semifinished good
(encz) | semifinished good, |
semifluidity
(encz) | semifluidity, n: |
semiformal
(encz) | semiformal, adj: |
vermiform
(encz) | vermiform,červovitý tvar Zdeněk Brož |
vermiform appendix
(encz) | vermiform appendix,slepé střevo Zdeněk Brož |
vermiform process
(encz) | vermiform process, n: |
vermifuge
(encz) | vermifuge, n: |
humifikace
(czen) | humifikace,humificationn: Zdeněk Brož |
mumifikace
(czen) | mumifikace,mummificationn: Zdeněk Brož |
mumifikovat
(czen) | mumifikovat,mummifyv: Zdeněk Brož |
semifinalista
(czen) | semifinalista,semi-finalistn: Zdeněk Brožsemifinalista,semifinalistn: Zdeněk Brož |
semifinále
(czen) | semifinále,semin: Zdeněk Brožsemifinále,semi-final Jaroslav Šedivýsemifinále,semifinaln: Zdeněk Brož |
Amyris balsamifera
(gcide) | Poison \Poi"son\, n. [F. poison, in Old French also, a potion,
fr. L. potio a drink, draught, potion, a poisonous draught,
fr. potare to drink. See Potable, and cf. Potion.]
1. Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism,
is capable of producing a morbid, noxious, or deadly
effect upon it; as, morphine is a deadly poison; the
poison of pestilential diseases.
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2. That which taints or destroys moral purity or health; as,
the poison of evil example; the poison of sin.
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Poison ash. (Bot.)
(a) A tree of the genus Amyris (Amyris balsamifera)
found in the West Indies, from the trunk of which a
black liquor distills, supposed to have poisonous
qualities.
(b) The poison sumac (Rhus venenata). [U. S.]
Poison dogwood (Bot.), poison sumac.
Poison fang (Zool.), one of the superior maxillary teeth of
some species of serpents, which, besides having the cavity
for the pulp, is either perforated or grooved by a
longitudinal canal, at the lower end of which the duct of
the poison gland terminates. See Illust. under Fang.
Poison gland (Biol.), a gland, in animals or plants, which
secretes an acrid or venomous matter, that is conveyed
along an organ capable of inflicting a wound.
Poison hemlock (Bot.), a poisonous umbelliferous plant
(Conium maculatum). See Hemlock.
Poison ivy (Bot.), a poisonous climbing plant (formerly
Rhus Toxicodendron, or Rhus radicans, now classified
as Toxicodendron radicans) of North America. It is
common as a climbing vine, especially found on tree
trunks, or walls, or as a low, spreading vine or as a
shrub. As a low vine it grows well in lightly shaded
areas, recognizable by growing in clusters of three
leaves. Its leaves are trifoliate, rhombic-ovate, and
variously notched. Its form varies slightly from location
to location, leading to some speculation that it may
consist of more than one species. Many people are poisoned
by it, though some appear resistant to its effects.
Touching the leaves may leave a residue of an oil on the
skin, and if not washed off quickly, sensitive areas of
skin become reddened and develop multiple small blisters,
lasting for several days to several weeks, and causing a
persistent itch. The toxic reaction is due to an oil,
present in all parts of the plant except the pollen,
called urushiol, the active component of which is the
compound pentadecylacatechol (according to [a
href="http:]/www.jaxmed.com/articles/Diseases/poison_ivy_dermatitis.htm">Charles
H. Booras). See Poison sumac. It is related to {poison
oak}, and is also called mercury.
Poison nut. (Bot.)
(a) Nux vomica.
(b) The tree which yields this seed ({Strychnos
Nuxvomica}). It is found on the Malabar and Coromandel
coasts.
Poison oak (Bot.), a dermatitis-producing plant often
lumped together with the poison ivy ({Toxicodendron
radicans}) in common terminology, but more properly
distinguished as the more shrubby {Toxicodendron
quercifolium} (syn. Toxicodendron diversilobum), common
in California and Oregon. Opinion varies as to whether the
poison oak and poison ivy are only variants of a single
species. See poison ivy, above.
Poison sac. (Zool.) Same as Poison gland, above. See
Illust. under Fang.
Poison sumac (Bot.), a poisonous shrub formerly considered
to be of the genus Rhus (Rhus venenata), but now
classified as Toxicodendron vernix; -- also called
poison ash, poison dogwood, and poison elder. It has
pinnate leaves on graceful and slender common petioles,
and usually grows in swampy places. Both this plant and
the poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans, formerly {Rhus
Toxicodendron}) have clusters of smooth greenish white
berries, while the red-fruited species of this genus are
harmless. The tree (Rhus vernicifera) which yields the
celebrated Japan lacquer is almost identical with the
poison sumac, and is also very poisonous. The juice of the
poison sumac also forms a lacquer similar to that of
Japan.
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Syn: Venom; virus; bane; pest; malignity.
Usage: Poison, Venom. Poison usually denotes something
received into the system by the mouth, breath, etc.
Venom is something discharged from animals and
received by means of a wound, as by the bite or sting
of serpents, scorpions, etc. Hence, venom specifically
implies some malignity of nature or purpose.
[1913 Webster]Lignum rhodium \Lig"num rho"di*um\ (l[i^]g"n[u^]m
r[=o]"d[i^]*[u^]m). [NL., fr. L. lignum wood + Gr. "ro`don a
rose.] (Bot.)
The fragrant wood of several shrubs and trees, especially of
species of Rhodorhiza from the Canary Islands, and of the
West Indian Amyris balsamifera.
[1913 Webster]Rosewood \Rose"wood\, n.
A valuable cabinet wood of a dark red color, streaked and
variegated with black, obtained from several tropical
leguminous trees of the genera Dalbergia and Machaerium.
The finest kind is from Brazil, and is said to be from the
Dalbergia nigra.
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African rosewood, the wood of the leguminous tree
Pterocarpus erinaceus.
Jamaica rosewood, the wood of two West Indian trees
(Amyris balsamifera, and Linocieria ligustrina).
New South Wales rosewood, the wood of {Trichilia
glandulosa}, a tree related to the margosa.
[1913 Webster]Torchwood \Torch"wood`\, n. (Bot.)
The inflammable wood of certain trees (Amyris balsamifera,
Amyris Floridana, etc.); also, the trees themselves.
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Amyris elemifera
(gcide) | Elemi \El"e*mi\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]lemi, It. elemi, Sp. elemi; of
American or Oriental. origin.]
A fragrant gum resin obtained chiefly from tropical trees of
the genera Amyris and Canarium. Amyris elemifera yields
Mexican elemi; Canarium commune, the Manila elemi. It is
used in the manufacture of varnishes, also in ointments and
plasters.
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Appendix vermiformis
(gcide) | Appendix vermiformis \Ap*pen"dix ver`mi*for"mis\ [NL.] (Anat.)
The vermiform appendix.
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Armiferous
(gcide) | Armiferous \Ar*mif"er*ous\, a. [L. armifer; arma arms + ferre to
bear.]
Bearing arms or weapons. [R.]
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Astragalus gummifer
(gcide) | Tragacanth \Trag"a*canth\, n. [L. tragacanthum tragacanth,
tragacantha the plant producing tragacanth, Gr. ? ? a he-goat
+ ? a thorn: cf. F. tragacanthe.]
A kind of gum procured from a spiny leguminous shrub
(Astragalus gummifer) of Western Asia, and other species of
Astragalus. It comes in hard whitish or yellowish flakes or
filaments, and is nearly insoluble in water, but slowly
swells into a mucilaginous mass, which is used as a
substitute for gum arabic in medicine and the arts. Called
also gum tragacanth.
[1913 Webster]Astragalus \As*trag"a*lus\, n. [L. See Astragal.]
1. (Anat.) The ankle bone, or hock bone; the bone of the
tarsus which articulates with the tibia at the ankle.
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2. (Bot.) A genus of papilionaceous plants, of the tribe
Galege[ae], containing numerous species, two of which
are called, in English, milk vetch and licorice vetch.
Gum tragacanth is obtained from different oriental
species, particularly the Astragalus gummifer and
Astragalus verus.
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3. (Arch.) See Astragal, 1.
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Astroloma humifusum
(gcide) | groundberry \groundberry\ n.
A small prostrate or ascending shrub (Astroloma humifusum)
having scarlet flowers and thin-fleshed succulent fruit
resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in the genus
Styphelia.
Syn: native cranberry, cranberry heath, {Astroloma
humifusum}, Styphelia humifusum.
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2. A creeping shrub of eastern North America ({Gaultheria
procumbens}) having white bell-shaped flowers followed by
spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that
yield wintergreen oil.
Syn: teaberry, wintergreen, checkerberry, mountain tea,
creeping wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens.
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Atractylis gummifera
(gcide) | Piney \Pin"ey\, a. [Of East Indian origin.]
A term used in designating an East Indian tree (the {Vateria
Indica} or piney tree, of the order Dipterocarpe[ae], which
grows in Malabar, etc.) or its products.
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Piney dammar, Piney resin, Piney varnish, a pellucid,
fragrant, acrid, bitter resin, which exudes from the piney
tree (Vateria Indica) when wounded. It is used as a
varnish, in making candles, and as a substitute for
incense and for amber. Called also liquid copal, and
white dammar.
Piney tallow, a solid fatty substance, resembling tallow,
obtained from the roasted seeds of the Vateria Indica;
called also dupada oil.
Piney thistle (Bot.), a plant (Atractylis gummifera),
from the bark of which, when wounded, a gummy substance
exudes.
[1913 Webster]Thistle \This"tle\, n. [OE. thistil, AS. [thorn]istel; akin to
D. & G. distel, OHG. distila, distil, Icel. [thorn]istill,
Sw. tistel, Dan. tidsel; of uncertain origin.] (Bot.)
Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those
of the genera Cnicus, Craduus, and Onopordon. The name
is often also applied to other prickly plants.
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Blessed thistle, Carduus benedictus, so named because it
was formerly considered an antidote to the bite of
venomous creatures.
Bull thistle, Cnicus lanceolatus, the common large
thistle of neglected pastures.
Canada thistle, Cnicus arvensis, a native of Europe, but
introduced into the United States from Canada.
Cotton thistle, Onopordon Acanthium.
Fuller's thistle, the teasel.
Globe thistle, Melon thistle, etc. See under Globe,
Melon, etc.
Pine thistle, Atractylis gummifera, a native of the
Mediterranean region. A vicid gum resin flows from the
involucre.
Scotch thistle, either the cotton thistle, or the musk
thistle, or the spear thistle; -- all used national
emblems of Scotland.
Sow thistle, Sonchus oleraceus.
Spear thistle. Same as Bull thistle.
Star thistle, a species of Centaurea. See Centaurea.
Torch thistle, a candelabra-shaped plant of the genus
Cereus. See Cereus.
Yellow thistle, Cincus horridulus.
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Thistle bird (Zool.), the American goldfinch, or
yellow-bird (Spinus tristis); -- so called on account of
its feeding on the seeds of thistles. See Illust. under
Goldfinch.
Thistle butterfly (Zool.), a handsomely colored American
butterfly (Vanessa cardui) whose larva feeds upon
thistles; -- called also painted lady.
Thistle cock (Zool.), the corn bunting ({Emberiza
militaria}). [Prov. Eng.]
Thistle crown, a gold coin of England of the reign of James
I., worth four shillings.
Thistle finch (Zool.), the goldfinch; -- so called from its
fondness for thistle seeds. [Prov. Eng.]
Thistle funnel, a funnel having a bulging body and flaring
mouth.
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Balmify
(gcide) | Balmify \Balm"i*fy\, v. t. [Balm + -fy.]
To render balmy. [Obs.] --Cheyne.
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Balsamiferous
(gcide) | Balsamiferous \Bal`sam*if"er*ous\ (b[add]l`sam*[i^]f"[~e]r*[u^]s
or b[a^]l`sam*[i^]f"[~e]r*[u^]s), a. [Balsam + -ferous.]
Producing balsam.
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Bursera gummifera
(gcide) | Mastic \Mas"tic\, n. [F., fr. L. mastiche, mastichum, Gr. ?, fr.
? to chew, because of its being used in the East for
chewing.] [Written also mastich.]
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1. (Bot.) A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia
(Pistacia Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and
coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable
resin; -- called also, mastic tree.
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2. A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by
incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent
tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and
an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes.
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3. A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and
linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.
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Barbary mastic (Bot.), the Pistachia Atlantica.
Peruvian mastic tree (Bot.), a small tree (Schinus Molle)
with peppery red berries; -- called also pepper tree.
West Indian mastic (Bot.), a lofty tree ({Bursera
gummifera}) full of gum resin in every part.
[1913 Webster]Birch \Birch\ (b[~e]rch), n.; pl. Birches (-[e^]z). [OE.
birche, birk, AS. birce, beorc; akin to Icel. bj["o]rk, Sw.
bj["o]rk, Dan. birk, D. berk, OHG. piricha, MHG. birche,
birke, G. birke, Russ. bereza, Pol. brzoza, Serv. breza, Skr.
bh[=u]rja. [root]254. Cf. 1st Birk.]
1. A tree of several species, constituting the genus
Betula; as, the white or common birch (Betula alba)
(also called silver birch and lady birch); the dwarf birch
(Betula glandulosa); the paper or canoe birch ({Betula
papyracea}); the yellow birch (Betula lutea); the black
or cherry birch (Betula lenta).
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2. The wood or timber of the birch.
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3. A birch twig or birch twigs, used for flogging.
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Note: The twigs of the common European birch (B. alba), being
tough and slender, were formerly much used for rods in
schools. They were also made into brooms.
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The threatening twigs of birch. --Shak.
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4. A birch-bark canoe.
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Birch of Jamaica, a species (Bursera gummifera) of
turpentine tree.
Birch partridge. (Zool.) See Ruffed grouse.
Birch wine, wine made of the spring sap of the birch.
Oil of birch.
(a) An oil obtained from the bark of the common European
birch (Betula alba), and used in the preparation of
genuine (and sometimes of the imitation) Russia
leather, to which it gives its peculiar odor.
(b) An oil prepared from the black birch (Betula lenta),
said to be identical with the oil of wintergreen, for
which it is largely sold.
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Calamiferous
(gcide) | Calamiferous \Cal`a*mif"er*ous\, a. [L. calamus reed + ferous.]
Producing reeds; reedy.
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Chymiferous
(gcide) | Chymiferous \Chy*mif"er*ous\, a. [Chyme + -ferous.] (Physiol.)
Bearing or containing chyme.
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Chymification
(gcide) | Chymification \Chym`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Chyme + L. facere to
make: cf. F. Chymification.] (Physiol.)
The conversion of food into chyme by the digestive action of
gastric juice.
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Chymify
(gcide) | Chymify \Chym"i*fy\, v. t. [Chyme + -fy: cf. F. chymifier.]
(Physiol.)
To form into chyme.
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Coriaria thymifolia
(gcide) | Ink \Ink\, n. [OE. enke, inke, OF. enque, F. encre, L. encaustum
the purple red ink with which the Roman emperors signed their
edicts, Gr. ?, fr. ? burnt in, encaustic, fr. ? to burn in.
See Encaustic, Caustic.]
1. A fluid, or a viscous material or preparation of various
kinds (commonly black or colored), used in writing or
printing.
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Make there a prick with ink. --Chaucer.
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Deformed monsters, foul and black as ink. --Spenser.
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2. A pigment. See India ink, under India.
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Note: Ordinarily, black ink is made from nutgalls and a
solution of some salt of iron, and consists essentially
of a tannate or gallate of iron; sometimes indigo
sulphate, or other coloring matter, is added. Other
black inks contain potassium chromate, and extract of
logwood, salts of vanadium, etc. Blue ink is usually a
solution of Prussian blue. Red ink was formerly made
from carmine (cochineal), Brazil wood, etc., but
potassium eosin is now used. Also red, blue, violet,
and yellow inks are largely made from aniline dyes.
Indelible ink is usually a weak solution of silver
nitrate, but carbon in the form of lampblack or India
ink, salts of molybdenum, vanadium, etc., are also
used. Sympathetic inks may be made of milk, salts of
cobalt, etc. See Sympathetic ink (below).
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Copying ink, a peculiar ink used for writings of which
copies by impression are to be taken.
Ink bag (Zool.), an ink sac.
Ink berry. (Bot.)
(a) A shrub of the Holly family (Ilex glabra), found in
sandy grounds along the coast from New England to
Florida, and producing a small black berry.
(b) The West Indian indigo berry. See Indigo.
Ink plant (Bot.), a New Zealand shrub ({Coriaria
thymifolia}), the berries of which yield a juice which
forms an ink.
Ink powder, a powder from which ink is made by solution.
Ink sac (Zool.), an organ, found in most cephalopods,
containing an inky fluid which can be ejected from a duct
opening at the base of the siphon. The fluid serves to
cloud the water, and enable these animals to escape from
their enemies. See Illust. of Dibranchiata.
Printer's ink, or Printing ink. See under Printing.
Sympathetic ink, a writing fluid of such a nature that what
is written remains invisible till the action of a reagent
on the characters makes it visible.
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Cucumiform
(gcide) | Cucumiform \Cu*cu"mi*form\ (k?-k?"m?-f?rm), a. [L. cucumis
cucumber + -form.]
Having the form of a cucumber; having the form of a cylinder
tapered and rounded at the ends, and either straight or
curved.
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Culmiferous
(gcide) | Culmiferous \Cul*mif"er*ous\ (k?l-m?f"?r-?s), a. [L. culmus
stalk or stem + -ferous: cf. F. culmif[`e]re.]
Having jointed stems or culms.
[1913 Webster]Culmiferous \Cul*mif"er*ous\ (k[u^]l*m[i^]f"[~e]r*[u^]s), a. [2d
culm + -ferous.] (Min.)
Containing, or abounding in, culm or glance coal.
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Cymiferous
(gcide) | Cymiferous \Cy*mif"er*ous\ (s?-m?f"?r-?s), a. [Cyme + -ferous.]
Producing cymes.
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Domify
(gcide) | Domify \Dom"i*fy\, v. t. [L. domus + -fy: cf. F. domifier.]
1. (Astrol.) To divide, as the heavens, into twelve houses.
See House, in astrological sense. [Obs.]
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2. To tame; to domesticate. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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Edolius remifer
(gcide) | Devil \Dev"il\, n. [AS. de['o]fol, de['o]ful; akin to G. ?eufel,
Goth. diaba['u]lus; all fr. L. diabolus the devil, Gr. ? the
devil, the slanderer, fr. ? to slander, calumniate, orig., to
throw across; ? across + ? to throw, let fall, fall; cf. Skr.
gal to fall. Cf. Diabolic.]
1. The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and
spiritual of mankind.
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[Jesus] being forty days tempted of the devil.
--Luke iv. 2.
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That old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which
deceiveth the whole world. --Rev. xii. 9.
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2. An evil spirit; a demon.
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A dumb man possessed with a devil. --Matt. ix.
32.
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3. A very wicked person; hence, any great evil. "That devil
Glendower." "The devil drunkenness." --Shak.
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Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a
devil? --John vi. 70.
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4. An expletive of surprise, vexation, or emphasis, or,
ironically, of negation. [Low]
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The devil a puritan that he is, . . . but a
timepleaser. --Shak.
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The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare,
But wonder how the devil they got there. --Pope.
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5. (Cookery) A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and
excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.
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Men and women busy in baking, broiling, roasting
oysters, and preparing devils on the gridiron. --Sir
W. Scott.
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6. (Manuf.) A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton,
etc.
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Blue devils. See under Blue.
Cartesian devil. See under Cartesian.
Devil bird (Zool.), one of two or more South African drongo
shrikes (Edolius retifer, and Edolius remifer),
believed by the natives to be connected with sorcery.
Devil may care, reckless, defiant of authority; -- used
adjectively. --Longfellow.
Devil's apron (Bot.), the large kelp ({Laminaria
saccharina}, and Laminaria longicruris) of the Atlantic
ocean, having a blackish, leathery expansion, shaped
somewhat like an apron.
Devil's coachhorse. (Zool.)
(a) The black rove beetle (Ocypus olens). [Eng.]
(b) A large, predacious, hemipterous insect ({Prionotus
cristatus}); the wheel bug. [U.S.]
Devil's darning-needle. (Zool.) See under Darn, v. t.
Devil's fingers, Devil's hand (Zool.), the common British
starfish (Asterias rubens); -- also applied to a sponge
with stout branches. [Prov. Eng., Irish & Scot.]
Devil's riding-horse (Zool.), the American mantis ({Mantis
Carolina}).
The Devil's tattoo, a drumming with the fingers or feet.
"Jack played the Devil's tattoo on the door with his boot
heels." --F. Hardman (Blackw. Mag.).
Devil worship, worship of the power of evil; -- still
practiced by barbarians who believe that the good and evil
forces of nature are of equal power.
Printer's devil, the youngest apprentice in a printing
office, who runs on errands, does dirty work (as washing
the ink rollers and sweeping), etc. "Without fearing the
printer's devil or the sheriff's officer." --Macaulay.
Tasmanian devil (Zool.), a very savage carnivorous
marsupial of Tasmania (Dasyurus ursinus syn. {Diabolus
ursinus}).
To play devil with, to molest extremely; to ruin. [Low]
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Euphorbia balsamifera
(gcide) | Milk \Milk\ (m[i^]lk), n. [AS. meoluc, meoloc, meolc, milc; akin
to OFries. meloc, D. melk, G. milch, OHG. miluh, Icel.
mj[=o]lk, Sw. mj["o]lk, Dan. melk, Goth. miluks, G. melken to
milk, OHG. melchan, Lith. milszti, L. mulgere, Gr.
'ame`lgein. [root]107. Cf. Milch, Emulsion, Milt soft
roe of fishes.]
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1. (Physiol.) A white fluid secreted by the mammary glands of
female mammals for the nourishment of their young,
consisting of minute globules of fat suspended in a
solution of casein, albumin, milk sugar, and inorganic
salts. "White as morne milk." --Chaucer.
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2. (Bot.) A kind of juice or sap, usually white in color,
found in certain plants; latex. See Latex.
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3. An emulsion made by bruising seeds; as, the milk of
almonds, produced by pounding almonds with sugar and
water.
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4. (Zool.) The ripe, undischarged spat of an oyster.
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Condensed milk. See under Condense, v. t.
Milk crust (Med.), vesicular eczema occurring on the face
and scalp of nursing infants. See Eczema.
Milk fever.
(a) (Med.) A fever which accompanies or precedes the first
lactation. It is usually transitory.
(b) (Vet. Surg.) A form puerperal peritonitis in cattle;
also, a variety of meningitis occurring in cows after
calving.
Milk glass, glass having a milky appearance.
Milk knot (Med.), a hard lump forming in the breast of a
nursing woman, due to obstruction to the flow of milk and
congestion of the mammary glands.
Milk leg (Med.), a swollen condition of the leg, usually in
puerperal women, caused by an inflammation of veins, and
characterized by a white appearance occasioned by an
accumulation of serum and sometimes of pus in the cellular
tissue.
Milk meats, food made from milk, as butter and cheese.
[Obs.] --Bailey.
Milk mirror. Same as Escutcheon, 2.
Milk molar (Anat.), one of the deciduous molar teeth which
are shed and replaced by the premolars.
Milk of lime (Chem.), a watery emulsion of calcium hydrate,
produced by macerating quicklime in water.
Milk parsley (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant ({Peucedanum
palustre}) of Europe and Asia, having a milky juice.
Milk pea (Bot.), a genus (Galactia) of leguminous and,
usually, twining plants.
Milk sickness (Med.), See milk sickness in the
vocabulary.
Milk snake (Zool.), a harmless American snake ({Ophibolus
triangulus}, or Ophibolus eximius). It is variously
marked with white, gray, and red. Called also {milk
adder}, chicken snake, house snake, etc.
Milk sugar. (Physiol. Chem.) See Lactose, and {Sugar of
milk} (below).
Milk thistle (Bot.), an esculent European thistle ({Silybum
marianum}), having the veins of its leaves of a milky
whiteness.
Milk thrush. (Med.) See Thrush.
Milk tooth (Anat.), one of the temporary first set of teeth
in young mammals; in man there are twenty.
Milk tree (Bot.), a tree yielding a milky juice, as the cow
tree of South America (Brosimum Galactodendron), and the
Euphorbia balsamifera of the Canaries, the milk of both
of which is wholesome food.
Milk vessel (Bot.), a special cell in the inner bark of a
plant, or a series of cells, in which the milky juice is
contained. See Latex.
Rock milk. See Agaric mineral, under Agaric.
Sugar of milk. The sugar characteristic of milk; a hard
white crystalline slightly sweet substance obtained by
evaporation of the whey of milk. It is used in pellets and
powder as a vehicle for homeopathic medicines, and as an
article of diet. See Lactose.
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Flammiferous
(gcide) | Flammiferous \Flam*mif"er*ous\, a. [L. flammifer; flamma flame +
ferre to bear.]
Producing flame.
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Fumiferous
(gcide) | Fumiferous \Fu*mif"er*ous\, a. [L. fumifer; fumus smoke + ferre
to bear.]
Producing smoke.
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Fumifugist
(gcide) | Fumifugist \Fu*mif"u*gist\, n. [L. fumus smoke + fugare to put
to flight, fugere to flee.]
One who, or that which, drives away smoke or fumes.
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Fumify
(gcide) | Fumify \Fu"mi*fy\, v. t. [Fume + -fy.]
To subject to the action of smoke. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Gemmiferous
(gcide) | Gemmiferous \Gem*mif"er*ous\, a. [L. gemma bud + -ferous: cf. F.
gemmif[`e]re.]
Producing gems or buds; (Biol.) multiplying by buds.
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Gemmification
(gcide) | Gemmification \Gem`mi*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. gemma bud + -ficare
(in comp.) to make. See -fy.] (Biol.)
The production of a bud or gem.
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Gemmiflorate
(gcide) | Gemmiflorate \Gem`mi*flo"rate\, a. [L. gemma bud + flos, floris,
flower.] (Bot.)
Having flowers like buds.
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Gummiferous
(gcide) | Gummiferous \Gum*mif"er*ous\, a. [L. gummi gum + -ferous.]
Producing gum; gum-bearing.
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Hamiform
(gcide) | Hamiform \Ha"mi*form\ (h[=a]"m[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [L. hamus hook +
-form.]
Hook-shaped.
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Homiform
(gcide) | Homiform \Hom"i*form\, a. [L. homo man + -form.]
In human form. [Obs.] --Cudworth.
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Humifuse
(gcide) | Humifuse \Hu"mi*fuse\, a. [L. humus ground + fusus, p. p. of
fundere to spread.] (Bot.)
Spread over the surface of the ground; procumbent. --Gray.
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