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- senzačný |
copartner
(mass) | copartner
- spoločník |
encyclopaedia
(mass) | encyclopaedia
- encyklopédia |
leopard
(mass) | leopard
- leopard |
opacity
(mass) | opacity
- nepriesvitnosť |
opal
(mass) | opal
- opál |
opaque
(mass) | opaque
- matný, nepresvitný, nepriehľadný |
propagation
(mass) | propagation
- šírenie |
adenopathy
(gcide) | adenopathy \ad"e*nop"a*thy\ ([a^]d`[-e]*n[o^]p"[.a]*th[y^]), n.
[Adeno- + Gr. pa`qos suffering, paqei^n to suffer.] (Med.)
Pathological enlargement of a lymph node.
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afropavo
(gcide) | afropavo \afropavo\ n.
1. 1 an African fowl genus; both sexes are brightly colored.
Syn: Congo peafowl, Afropavo congensis
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Allopath
(gcide) | Allopath \Al"lo*path\, n. [Cf. F. allopathe.]
An allopathist. --Ed. Rev.
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Allopathic
(gcide) | Allopathic \Al`lo*path"ic\, a. [Cf. F. allopathique.]
Of or pertaining to allopathy.
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Allopathically
(gcide) | Allopathically \Al`lo*path"ic*al*ly\, adv.
In a manner conformable to allopathy; by allopathic methods.
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Allopathist
(gcide) | Allopathist \Al*lop"a*thist\, n.
One who practices allopathy; one who professes allopathy.
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Allopathy
(gcide) | Allopathy \Al*lop"a*thy\, n. [Gr. ? other + ? suffering, ?, ?,
to suffer: cf. G. allopathie, F. allopathie. See Pathos.]
That system of medical practice which aims to combat disease
by the use of remedies which produce effects different from
those produced by the special disease treated; -- a term
invented by Hahnemann to designate the ordinary practice, as
opposed to homeopathy.
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Amphitropal
(gcide) | Amphitropal \Am*phit"ro*pal\ (-pal), Amphitropous
\Am*phit"ro*pous\ (-p[u^]s), a. [Gr. 'amfi` + tre`pein to turn.]
(Bot.)
Having the ovule inverted, but with the attachment near the
middle of one side; half anatropous.
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Anatropal
(gcide) | Anatropal \A*nat"ro*pal\, Anatropous \A*nat"ro*pous\, a. [Gr. ?
up + ? to turn.] (Bot.)
Having the ovule inverted at an early period in its
development, so that the chalaza is as the apparent apex; --
opposed to orthotropous. --Gray.
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angioneuropathy
(gcide) | angioneuropathy \an`gi*o*neu*rop"a*thy\
([a^]n`j[i^]*[-o]*n[-u]*r[o^]p"[.a]*th[y^]),
1. (Med.) Neuropathy of the neurons innervating blood
vessels. Called also Angioneurosis, {Vasomotor
neurosis}, Vasoneurosis.
[AS]
2. (Med) Angiopathic neuropathy.
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angiopathic
(gcide) | angiopathic \an`gi*o*path"ic\ ([a^]n`j[i^]*[-o]*p[a^]th"[i^]k),
a. (Med.)
Of or pertaining to angiopathy.
[AS]
Angiopathic neuropathy (Med.), A condition characterized by
arteritis of the blood vessels supplying neurons.
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Angiopathic neuropathy
(gcide) | angiopathic \an`gi*o*path"ic\ ([a^]n`j[i^]*[-o]*p[a^]th"[i^]k),
a. (Med.)
Of or pertaining to angiopathy.
[AS]
Angiopathic neuropathy (Med.), A condition characterized by
arteritis of the blood vessels supplying neurons.
[AS] |
angiopathy
(gcide) | angiopathy \an`gi*op"a*thy\ ([a^]n`j[i^]*[o^]p"[.a]*th[y^]), n.
[Angio- + Gr. pa`qos disease.] (Med.)
Disease of the vessels, esp. the blood vessels.
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Anthocopa papaveris
(gcide) | Poppy \Pop"py\, n.; pl. Poppies. [OE. popy, AS. popig, L.
papaver.] (Bot.)
Any plant or species of the genus Papaver, herbs with showy
polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From one species
(Papaver somniferum) opium is obtained, though all the
species contain it to some extent; also, a flower of the
plant. See Illust. of Capsule.
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California poppy (Bot.), any yellow-flowered plant of the
genus Eschscholtzia.
Corn poppy. See under Corn.
Horn poppy, or Horned poppy. See under Horn.
Poppy bee (Zool.), a leaf-cutting bee ({Anthocopa
papaveris}) which uses pieces cut from poppy petals for
the lining of its cells; -- called also upholsterer bee.
Prickly poppy (Bot.), Argemone Mexicana, a
yellow-flowered plant of the Poppy family, but as prickly
as a thistle.
Poppy seed, the seed the opium poppy ({Papaver
somniferum}).
Spatling poppy (Bot.), a species of Silene ({Silene
inflata}). See Catchfly.
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Anthropopathic
(gcide) | Anthropopathic \An`thro*po*path"ic\, Anthropopathical
\An`thro*po*path"ic*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to anthropopathy. [R.] --
An`thro*po*path"ic*al*ly, adv.
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The daring anthropopathic imagery by which the prophets
often represent God as chiding, upbraiding,
threatening. --H. Rogers.
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Anthropopathical
(gcide) | Anthropopathic \An`thro*po*path"ic\, Anthropopathical
\An`thro*po*path"ic*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to anthropopathy. [R.] --
An`thro*po*path"ic*al*ly, adv.
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The daring anthropopathic imagery by which the prophets
often represent God as chiding, upbraiding,
threatening. --H. Rogers.
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Anthropopathically
(gcide) | Anthropopathic \An`thro*po*path"ic\, Anthropopathical
\An`thro*po*path"ic*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to anthropopathy. [R.] --
An`thro*po*path"ic*al*ly, adv.
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The daring anthropopathic imagery by which the prophets
often represent God as chiding, upbraiding,
threatening. --H. Rogers.
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Anthropopathism
(gcide) | Anthropopathism \An`thro*pop"a*thism\, Anthropopathy
\An`thro*pop"a*thy\, n. [Gr. ?; 'a`nqrwpos man + ? suffering,
affection, passion, ?, ?, to suffer.]
The ascription of human feelings or passions to God, or to a
polytheistic deity.
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In its recoil from the gross anthropopathy of the
vulgar notions, it falls into the vacuum of absolute
apathy. --Hare.
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Anthropopathite
(gcide) | Anthropopathite \An`thro*pop"a*thite\, n.
One who ascribes human feelings to deity.
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Anthropopathy
(gcide) | Anthropopathism \An`thro*pop"a*thism\, Anthropopathy
\An`thro*pop"a*thy\, n. [Gr. ?; 'a`nqrwpos man + ? suffering,
affection, passion, ?, ?, to suffer.]
The ascription of human feelings or passions to God, or to a
polytheistic deity.
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In its recoil from the gross anthropopathy of the
vulgar notions, it falls into the vacuum of absolute
apathy. --Hare.
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Antitropal
(gcide) | Antitropal \An*tit"ro*pal\, Antitropous \An*tit"ro*pous\, a.
[Pref. anti- + Gr. ? turn, ? to turn.] (Bot.)
At the extremity most remote from the hilum, as the embryo,
or inverted with respect to the seed, as the radicle.
--Lindley.
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Apocopate
(gcide) | Apocopate \A*poc"o*pate\, v. t. [LL. apocopatus, p. p. of
apocopare to cut off, fr. L. apocore. See Apocope.] (Gram.)
To cut off or drop; as, to apocopate a word, or the last
letter, syllable, or part of a word.
[1913 Webster] ApocopateApocopate \A*poc"o*pate\, Apocopated \A*poc"o*pa`ted\, a.
Shortened by apocope; as, an apocopate form.
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Apocopated
(gcide) | Apocopate \A*poc"o*pate\, Apocopated \A*poc"o*pa`ted\, a.
Shortened by apocope; as, an apocopate form.
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Apocopation
(gcide) | Apocopation \A*poc`o*pa"tion\, n.
Shortening by apocope; the state of being apocopated.
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apotropaic
(gcide) | apotropaic \ap`o*tro*pa"ic\ ([a^]p`[-o]*tr[=o]*p[=a]"[i^]k), n.
[Gr. 'apotro`paios averting evil.]
Intended to protect from evil.
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Aramus scolopaceus
(gcide) | Limpkin \Limp"kin\ (l[i^]mp"k[i^]n), n. (Zool.)
Either one of two species of wading birds of the genus
Aramus, intermediate between the cranes and rails. The
limpkins are remarkable for the great length of the toes. One
species (Aramus giganteus) inhabits Florida and the West
Indies; the other (Aramus scolopaceus) is found in South
America. Called also courlan, and crying bird.
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archepiscopal
(gcide) | archepiscopal \archepiscopal\ adj.
1. of or pertaining to an archbishop. an archepiscopal see
Syn: archiepiscopal
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Archiepiscopacy
(gcide) | Archiepiscopacy \Ar`chi*e*pis"co*pa*cy\, n. [Pref. archi- +
episcopacy.]
1. That form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the
hands of archbishops.
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2. The state or dignity of an archbishop.
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Archiepiscopal
(gcide) | Archiepiscopal \Ar`chi*e*pis"co*pal\, a. [Pref. archi- +
episcopal.]
Of or pertaining to an archbishop; as, Canterbury is an
archiepiscopal see.
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Archiepiscopality
(gcide) | Archiepiscopality \Ar`chi*e*pis`co*pal"i*ty\, n.
The station or dignity of an archbishop; archiepiscopacy.
--Fuller.
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Archiepiscopate
(gcide) | Archiepiscopate \Ar`chi*e*pis"co*pate\, n. [Pref. archi- +
episcopate.]
The office of an archbishop; an archbishopric.
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Areopagist
(gcide) | Areopagist \Ar`e*op"a*gist\, n.
See Areopagite.
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Areopagite
(gcide) | Areopagite \Ar`e*op"a*gite\, n. [L. Areopagites, Gr. ?.]
A member of the Areopagus. --Acts xvii. 34.
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Areopagitic
(gcide) | Areopagitic \Ar`e*op`a*git"ic\, a. [L. Areopagiticus, Gr. ?.]
Pertaining to the Areopagus. --Mitford.
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Areopagus
(gcide) | Areopagus \Ar`e*op"a*gus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, and ? ?, hill of
Ares (Mars' Hill).]
The highest judicial court at Athens. Its sessions were held
on Mars' Hill. Hence, any high court or tribunal.
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Arhopalus fulminans
(gcide) | Thunderbolt \Thun"der*bolt`\, n.
1. A shaft of lightning; a brilliant stream of electricity
passing from one part of the heavens to another, or from
the clouds to the earth.
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2. Something resembling lightning in suddenness and
effectiveness.
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The Scipios' worth, those thunderbolts of war.
--Dryden.
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3. Vehement threatening or censure; especially,
ecclesiastical denunciation; fulmination.
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He severely threatens such with the thunderbolt of
excommunication. --Hakewill.
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4. (Paleon.) A belemnite, or thunderstone.
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Thunderbolt beetle (Zool.), a long-horned beetle
(Arhopalus fulminans) whose larva bores in the trunk of
oak and chestnut trees. It is brownish and bluish-black,
with W-shaped whitish or silvery markings on the elytra.
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Arthropathy
(gcide) | Arthropathy \Ar*throp"a*thy\, n. [Gr. ? joint + ?, ?, to
suffer.] (Med.)
Any disease of the joints.
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Asarum Europaeum
(gcide) | Asarabacca \As`a*ra*bac"ca\, n. [L. asarum + bacca a berry. See
Asarone.] (Bot.)
An acrid herbaceous plant (Asarum Europ[ae]um), the leaves
and roots of which are emetic and cathartic. It is
principally used in cephalic snuffs.
[1913 Webster]Asarone \As"a*rone\, n. [L. asarum hazelwort, wild spikenard,
Gr. 'a`saron] (Chem.)
A crystallized substance, resembling camphor, obtained from
the Asarum Europ[ae]um; -- called also camphor of asarum.
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Atropa
(gcide) | Atropa \Atropa\ n.
a genus of plants of the nightshade family, including the
belladonna (Atropa belladonna).
Syn: genus Atropa.
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Atropa belladonna
(gcide) | Atropine \At"ro*pine\, n. [Gr. ? inflexible; hence ? ?, one of
the three Parc[ae]; 'a priv. + ? to turn.] (Chem.)
A poisonous, white, crystallizable alkaloid, extracted from
the Atropa belladonna, or deadly nightshade, and the
Datura Stramonium, or thorn apple. It is remarkable for its
power in dilating the pupil of the eye. Called also
daturine.
[1913 Webster]Atropa \Atropa\ n.
a genus of plants of the nightshade family, including the
belladonna (Atropa belladonna).
Syn: genus Atropa.
[WordNet 1.5]Death's-herb \Death's"-herb`\, n.
The deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna). --Dr. Prior.
[1913 Webster]Belladonna \Bel`la*don"na\, n. [It., literally fine lady; bella
beautiful + donna lady.] (Bot.)
(a) An herbaceous European plant (Atropa belladonna) with
reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries.
The whole plant and its fruit are very poisonous, and the
root and leaves are used as powerful medicinal agents.
Its properties are largely due to the alkaloid atropine
which it contains. Called also deadly nightshade.
(b) A species of Amaryllis (Amaryllis belladonna); the
belladonna lily.
[1913 Webster]Dwale \Dwale\, n. [OE. dwale, dwole, deception, deadly
nightshade, AS. dwala, dwola, error, doubt; akin to E. dull.
See Dull, a.]
1. (Bot.) The deadly nightshade (Atropa Belladonna), having
stupefying qualities.
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2. (Her.) The tincture sable or black when blazoned according
to the fantastic system in which plants are substituted
for the tinctures.
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3. A sleeping potion; an opiate. --Chaucer.
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Atropa Belladonna
(gcide) | Atropine \At"ro*pine\, n. [Gr. ? inflexible; hence ? ?, one of
the three Parc[ae]; 'a priv. + ? to turn.] (Chem.)
A poisonous, white, crystallizable alkaloid, extracted from
the Atropa belladonna, or deadly nightshade, and the
Datura Stramonium, or thorn apple. It is remarkable for its
power in dilating the pupil of the eye. Called also
daturine.
[1913 Webster]Atropa \Atropa\ n.
a genus of plants of the nightshade family, including the
belladonna (Atropa belladonna).
Syn: genus Atropa.
[WordNet 1.5]Death's-herb \Death's"-herb`\, n.
The deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna). --Dr. Prior.
[1913 Webster]Belladonna \Bel`la*don"na\, n. [It., literally fine lady; bella
beautiful + donna lady.] (Bot.)
(a) An herbaceous European plant (Atropa belladonna) with
reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries.
The whole plant and its fruit are very poisonous, and the
root and leaves are used as powerful medicinal agents.
Its properties are largely due to the alkaloid atropine
which it contains. Called also deadly nightshade.
(b) A species of Amaryllis (Amaryllis belladonna); the
belladonna lily.
[1913 Webster]Dwale \Dwale\, n. [OE. dwale, dwole, deception, deadly
nightshade, AS. dwala, dwola, error, doubt; akin to E. dull.
See Dull, a.]
1. (Bot.) The deadly nightshade (Atropa Belladonna), having
stupefying qualities.
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2. (Her.) The tincture sable or black when blazoned according
to the fantastic system in which plants are substituted
for the tinctures.
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3. A sleeping potion; an opiate. --Chaucer.
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Autopathic
(gcide) | Autopathic \Au`to*path"ic\, a. [See Auto-, and Pathic, a.]
(Med.)
Dependent upon, or due or relating to, the structure and
characteristics of the diseased organism; endopathic; as, an
autopathic disease; an autopathic theory of diseases.
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balsam of copaiba
(gcide) | Copaiba \Co*pai"ba\ (?; 277), Copaiva \Co*pai"va\, n. [Sp. &
Pg., fr. Brazil. cupa['u]ba.] (Med.)
A more or less viscid, yellowish liquid, the bitter oleoresin
of several species of Copaifera, a genus of trees growing
in South America and the West Indies. It is stimulant and
diuretic, and was formerly much used in affections of the
mucous membranes. It is also used in varnishes and lacquers,
and in cleaning oil paintings. -- called also {balsam of
copaiba}, copaiba balsam, balsam capivi, and {Jesuits'
resin}. [Written also capivi.]
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 +PJC]Balsam \Bal"sam\ (b[add]l"sam), n. [L. balsamum the balsam tree
or its resin, Gr. ba`lsamon. See Balm, n.]
1. A resin containing more or less of an essential or
volatile oil.
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Note: The balsams are aromatic resinous substances, flowing
spontaneously or by incision from certain plants. A
great variety of substances pass under this name, but
the term is now usually restricted to resins which, in
addition to a volatile oil, contain benzoic and
cinnamic acid. Among the true balsams are the balm of
Gilead, and the balsams of copaiba, Peru, and Tolu.
There are also many pharmaceutical preparations and
resinous substances, possessed of a balsamic smell, to
which the name balsam has been given.
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2. (Bot.)
(a) A species of tree (Abies balsamea).
(b) An annual garden plant (Impatiens balsamina) with
beautiful flowers; balsamine.
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3. Anything that heals, soothes, or restores.
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Was not the people's blessing a balsam to thy blood?
--Tennyson.
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Balsam apple (Bot.), an East Indian plant ({Momordica
balsamina}), of the gourd family, with red or
orange-yellow cucumber-shaped fruit of the size of a
walnut, used as a vulnerary, and in liniments and
poultices.
Balsam fir (Bot.), the American coniferous tree, {Abies
balsamea}, from which the useful Canada balsam is derived.
Balsam of copaiba. See Copaiba.
Balsam of Mecca, balm of Gilead.
Balsam of Peru, a reddish brown, syrupy balsam, obtained
from a Central American tree (Myroxylon Pereir[ae] and
used as a stomachic and expectorant, and in the treatment
of ulcers, etc. It was long supposed to be a product of
Peru.
Balsam of Tolu, a reddish or yellowish brown semisolid or
solid balsam, obtained from a South American tree
(Myroxylon toluiferum). It is highly fragrant, and is
used as a stomachic and expectorant.
Balsam tree, any tree from which balsam is obtained, esp.
the Abies balsamea.
Canada balsam, Balsam of fir, Canada turpentine, a
yellowish, viscid liquid, which, by time and exposure,
becomes a transparent solid mass. It is obtained from the
balm of Gilead (or balsam) fir (Abies balsamea) by
breaking the vesicles upon the trunk and branches. See
Balm.
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Balsam of copaiba
(gcide) | Copaiba \Co*pai"ba\ (?; 277), Copaiva \Co*pai"va\, n. [Sp. &
Pg., fr. Brazil. cupa['u]ba.] (Med.)
A more or less viscid, yellowish liquid, the bitter oleoresin
of several species of Copaifera, a genus of trees growing
in South America and the West Indies. It is stimulant and
diuretic, and was formerly much used in affections of the
mucous membranes. It is also used in varnishes and lacquers,
and in cleaning oil paintings. -- called also {balsam of
copaiba}, copaiba balsam, balsam capivi, and {Jesuits'
resin}. [Written also capivi.]
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 +PJC]Balsam \Bal"sam\ (b[add]l"sam), n. [L. balsamum the balsam tree
or its resin, Gr. ba`lsamon. See Balm, n.]
1. A resin containing more or less of an essential or
volatile oil.
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Note: The balsams are aromatic resinous substances, flowing
spontaneously or by incision from certain plants. A
great variety of substances pass under this name, but
the term is now usually restricted to resins which, in
addition to a volatile oil, contain benzoic and
cinnamic acid. Among the true balsams are the balm of
Gilead, and the balsams of copaiba, Peru, and Tolu.
There are also many pharmaceutical preparations and
resinous substances, possessed of a balsamic smell, to
which the name balsam has been given.
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2. (Bot.)
(a) A species of tree (Abies balsamea).
(b) An annual garden plant (Impatiens balsamina) with
beautiful flowers; balsamine.
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3. Anything that heals, soothes, or restores.
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Was not the people's blessing a balsam to thy blood?
--Tennyson.
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Balsam apple (Bot.), an East Indian plant ({Momordica
balsamina}), of the gourd family, with red or
orange-yellow cucumber-shaped fruit of the size of a
walnut, used as a vulnerary, and in liniments and
poultices.
Balsam fir (Bot.), the American coniferous tree, {Abies
balsamea}, from which the useful Canada balsam is derived.
Balsam of copaiba. See Copaiba.
Balsam of Mecca, balm of Gilead.
Balsam of Peru, a reddish brown, syrupy balsam, obtained
from a Central American tree (Myroxylon Pereir[ae] and
used as a stomachic and expectorant, and in the treatment
of ulcers, etc. It was long supposed to be a product of
Peru.
Balsam of Tolu, a reddish or yellowish brown semisolid or
solid balsam, obtained from a South American tree
(Myroxylon toluiferum). It is highly fragrant, and is
used as a stomachic and expectorant.
Balsam tree, any tree from which balsam is obtained, esp.
the Abies balsamea.
Canada balsam, Balsam of fir, Canada turpentine, a
yellowish, viscid liquid, which, by time and exposure,
becomes a transparent solid mass. It is obtained from the
balm of Gilead (or balsam) fir (Abies balsamea) by
breaking the vesicles upon the trunk and branches. See
Balm.
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Bassia scoparia
(gcide) | firebush \firebush\ n.
1. An evergreen South American shrub *{Streptosolen
jamesonii}) having showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers;
grown as an ornamental or houseplant.
Syn: marmalade bush, Streptosolen jamesonii.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. A densely branched Eurasian plant (Bassia scoparia)
whose foliage turns purple-red in autumn; also called
burning bush.
Syn: summer cypress, burning bush, belvedere, {Bassia
scoparia}, Kochia scoparia.
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Belmopan
(gcide) | Belmopan \Belmopan\ prop. n. (Geography)
The capital city of Belize. Population (2000) = 5,845.
[PJC] |
bipartisan bipartizan two-party two-way
(gcide) | nonpartisan \nonpartisan\ adj.
1. free from party affiliation or bias. Opposite of
partisan. [Narrower terms: {bipartisan, bipartizan,
two-party, two-way}; {independent ] [Narrower terms:
{nonparty, non-party ]
Syn: nonpartizan.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. not affiliated with any one party; as, a nonpartisan
commission to study crime.
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Bison Europaeus
(gcide) | Aurochs \Au"rochs\ ([add]"r[o^]ks), n. [G. auerochs, OHG.
[=u]rohso; [=u]r (cf. AS. [=u]r) + ohso ox, G. ochs. Cf.
Owre, Ox.] (Zool.)
The European bison (Bison bonasus, or Bison Europ[ae]us),
once widely distributed, but now nearly extinct, except where
protected in the Lithuanian forests, and perhaps in the
Caucasus. It is distinct from the Urus of C[ae]sar, with
which it has often been confused.
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Caesaropapism
(gcide) | Caesaropapism \Caesaropapism\ n.
The doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in
ecclesiastical matters.
Syn: Erastianism, Byzantinism.
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Camelopard
(gcide) | Camelopard \Ca*mel"o*pard\ (k[.a]*m[e^]l"[-o]*p[aum]rd or
k[a^]m"[e^]l*[-o]*p[aum]rd; 277), n. [LL. camelopardus, L.
camelopardalus, camelopardalis, fr. Gr. kamhlopa`rdalis;
ka`mhlos a camel + pa`rdalis pard, leopard: cf. F.
cam['e]lopard. The camelopard has a neck and head like a
camel, and is spotted like a pard. See Camel, and Pard.]
(Zool.)
An African ruminant; the giraffe. See Giraffe.
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Camelopardalis giraffa
(gcide) | giraffe \gi*raffe"\ (j[i^]*r[a^]f"; 277), n. [F. girafe, Sp.
girafa, from Ar. zur[=a]fa, zar[=a]fa.] (Zool.)
An African ruminant (Giraffa camelopardalis formerly
Camelopardalis giraffa) related to the deers and antelopes,
but placed in a family (Giraffidae) by itself; the
camelopard. It is the tallest of quadriped animals, being
sometimes twenty feet from the hoofs to the top of the head.
Its neck is very long, and its fore legs are much longer than
its hind legs. There are three types, having different
patterns of spots on the pelt and different territories: the
Reticulated Giraffe, the Masai Giraffe, and the {Uganda
Giraffe}. Intermediate crosses are also observed.
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Caprimulgus Europaeus
(gcide) | Goatsucker \Goat"suck`er\, n. (Zool.)
One of several species of insectivorous birds, belonging to
Caprimulgus and allied genera, esp. the European species
(Caprimulgus Europ[ae]us); -- so called from the mistaken
notion that it sucks goats. The European species is also
goat-milker, goat owl, goat chaffer, fern owl, {night
hawk}, nightjar, night churr, churr-owl, gnat hawk,
and dorhawk.
[1913 Webster]nighthawk \nighthawk\ n.
1. A person who likes to be active late at night; a {night
owl}.
Syn: night owl, nightbird.
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2. (Zool.) Any of several mainly nocturnal North American
goatsuckers, especially Chordeiles minor, or the related
European goatsucker Caprimulgus europaeus, also called
the nightjar.
Syn: bullbat, mosquito hawk.
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Caprimulgus europaeus
(gcide) | Goatsucker \Goat"suck`er\, n. (Zool.)
One of several species of insectivorous birds, belonging to
Caprimulgus and allied genera, esp. the European species
(Caprimulgus Europ[ae]us); -- so called from the mistaken
notion that it sucks goats. The European species is also
goat-milker, goat owl, goat chaffer, fern owl, {night
hawk}, nightjar, night churr, churr-owl, gnat hawk,
and dorhawk.
[1913 Webster]nighthawk \nighthawk\ n.
1. A person who likes to be active late at night; a {night
owl}.
Syn: night owl, nightbird.
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2. (Zool.) Any of several mainly nocturnal North American
goatsuckers, especially Chordeiles minor, or the related
European goatsucker Caprimulgus europaeus, also called
the nightjar.
Syn: bullbat, mosquito hawk.
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Centriscus scolopax
(gcide) | Bellows fish \Bel"lows fish`\ (Zool.)
A European fish (Centriscus scolopax), distinguished by a
long tubular snout, like the pipe of a bellows; -- called
also trumpet fish, and snipe fish.
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Cerebropathy
(gcide) | Cerebropathy \Cer`e*brop"a*thy\, n. [Cerebrum + Gr. ?
suffering.] (Med.)
A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring
in those whose brains have been unduly taxed; -- called also
brain fag.
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Chloropal
(gcide) | Chloropal \Chlo*ro"pal\, n. [Gr. chlwro`s light green + E.
opal.] (Min.)
A massive mineral, greenish in color, and opal-like in
appearance. It is essentially a hydrous silicate of iron.
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Chorepiscopal
(gcide) | Chorepiscopal \Cho`re*pis"co*pal\, a.
Pertaining to a chorepiscopus or his charge or authority.
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Chrysopa
(gcide) | Aphis lion \A"phis li"on\ (Zool.)
The larva of the lacewinged flies (Chrysopa), which feeds
voraciously upon aphids. The name is also applied to the
larv[ae] of the ladybugs (Coccinella).
[1913 Webster]Chrysopa \Chrys*o"pa\, n. [NL., from Gr. chryso`s gold + ?, ?,
eye, face.] (Zool.)
A genus of neuropterous insects. See Lacewing.
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