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Poly-
(gcide) | Poly- \Pol"y-\ [See Full, a.]
A combining form or prefix from Gr. poly`s, many; as,
polygon, a figure of many angles; polyatomic, having many
atoms; polychord, polyconic.
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Poly
(gcide) | Poly \Po"ly\, n. [L. polium, the name of a plant, perhaps
Teucrium polium, Gr. ?.] (Bot.)
A whitish woolly plant (Teucrium Polium) of the order
Labiat[ae], found throughout the Mediterranean region. The
name, with sundry prefixes, is sometimes given to other
related species of the same genus. [Spelt also poley.]
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Poly mountain. See Poly-mountain, in Vocabulary.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
french polynesia
(mass) | French Polynesia
- Francúzska Polynézia |
polychrome
(mass) | polychrome
- farebný |
polyester
(mass) | polyester
- polyester |
polygon
(mass) | polygon
- mnohouholník, polygón |
polytheism
(mass) | polytheism
- polyteizmus |
adipolysis
(gcide) | adipolysis \ad`i*pol"y*sis\ ([a^]d`[i^]*p[o^]l"[i^]*s[i^]s), n.
[NL.; L. adeps, adipis, fat + Gr. ly`sis a loosing.]
(Physiol.)
The digestion of fats.
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Adipolytic
(gcide) | Adipolytic \Ad`i*po*lyt"ic\, a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat + Gr. ?
to loose.] (Chem.)
Hydrolyzing fats; converting neutral fats into glycerin and
free fatty acids, esp. by the action of an enzyme; as,
adipolytic action. Contrast saponify, to hydrolyze fat by
the action of an alkali.
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Alternanthera polygonoides
(gcide) | Rupturewort \Rup"ture*wort"\ (?; 135), n. (Bot.)
(a) Same as Burstwort.
(b) A West Indian plant (Alternanthera polygonoides)
somewhat resembling burstwort.
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Colobus polycomus
(gcide) | King \King\, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D.
koning, OHG. kuning, G. k["o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung,
Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root
of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See
Kin.]
1. A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme
authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by
hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince. "Ay, every
inch a king." --Shak.
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Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are
rebels from principle. --Burke.
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There was a State without king or nobles. --R.
Choate.
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But yonder comes the powerful King of Day,
Rejoicing in the east --Thomson.
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2. One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank;
a chief among competitors; as, a railroad king; a money
king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts.
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3. A playing card having the picture of a king[1]; as, the
king of diamonds.
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4. The chief piece in the game of chess.
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5. A crowned man in the game of draughts.
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6. pl. The title of two historical books in the Old
Testament.
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Note: King is often used adjectively, or in combination, to
denote pre["e]minence or superiority in some
particular; as, kingbird; king crow; king vulture.
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Apostolic king. See Apostolic.
King-at-arms, or King-of-arms, the chief heraldic officer
of a country. In England the king-at-arms was formerly of
great authority. His business is to direct the heralds,
preside at their chapters, and have the jurisdiction of
armory. There are three principal kings-at-arms, viz.,
Garter, Clarencieux, and Norroy. The latter (literally
north roy or north king) officiates north of the Trent.
King auk (Zool.), the little auk or sea dove.
King bird of paradise. (Zool.), See Bird of paradise.
King card, in whist, the best unplayed card of each suit;
thus, if the ace and king of a suit have been played, the
queen is the king card of the suit.
King Cole, a legendary king of Britain, who is said to have
reigned in the third century.
King conch (Zool.), a large and handsome univalve shell
(Cassis cameo), found in the West Indies. It is used for
making cameos. See Helmet shell, under Helmet.
King Cotton, a popular personification of the great staple
production of the southern United States.
King crab. (Zool.)
(a) The limulus or horseshoe crab. See Limulus.
(b) The large European spider crab or thornback ({Maia
squinado}).
(c) A large crab of the northern Pacific ({Paralithodes
camtshatica}), especially abundant on the coasts of
Alaska and Japan, and popular as a food; called also
Alaskan king crab.
King crow. (Zool.)
(a) A black drongo shrike (Buchanga atra) of India; --
so called because, while breeding, they attack and
drive away hawks, crows, and other large birds.
(b) The Dicrurus macrocercus of India, a crested bird
with a long, forked tail. Its color is black, with
green and blue reflections. Called also devil bird.
King duck (Zool.), a large and handsome eider duck
(Somateria spectabilis), inhabiting the arctic regions
of both continents.
King eagle (Zool.), an eagle (Aquila heliaca) found in
Asia and Southeastern Europe. It is about as large as the
golden eagle. Some writers believe it to be the imperial
eagle of Rome.
King hake (Zool.), an American hake (Phycis regius),
found in deep water along the Atlantic coast.
King monkey (Zool.), an African monkey ({Colobus
polycomus}), inhabiting Sierra Leone.
King mullet (Zool.), a West Indian red mullet ({Upeneus
maculatus}); -- so called on account of its great beauty.
Called also goldfish.
King of terrors, death.
King parrakeet (Zool.), a handsome Australian parrakeet
(Platycercys scapulatus), often kept in a cage. Its
prevailing color is bright red, with the back and wings
bright green, the rump blue, and tail black.
King penguin (Zool.), any large species of penguin of the
genus Aptenodytes; esp., Aptenodytes longirostris, of
the Falkland Islands and Kerguelen Land, and {Aptenodytes
Patagonica}, of Patagonia.
King rail (Zool.), a small American rail ({Rallus
elegans}), living in fresh-water marshes. The upper parts
are fulvous brown, striped with black; the breast is deep
cinnamon color.
King salmon (Zool.), the quinnat. See Quinnat.
King's counsel, or Queen's counsel (Eng. Law), barristers
learned in the law, who have been called within the bar,
and selected to be the king's or queen's counsel. They
answer in some measure to the advocates of the revenue
(advocati fisci) among the Romans. They can not be
employed against the crown without special license.
--Wharton's Law Dict.
King's cushion, a temporary seat made by two persons
crossing their hands. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
The king's English, correct or current language of good
speakers; pure English. --Shak.
King's evidence or Queen's evidence, testimony in favor
of the Crown by a witness who confesses his guilt as an
accomplice. See under Evidence. [Eng.]
King's evil, scrofula; -- so called because formerly
supposed to be healed by the touch of a king.
King snake (Zool.), a large, nearly black, harmless snake
(Ophiobolus getulus) of the Southern United States; --
so called because it kills and eats other kinds of snakes,
including even the rattlesnake.
King's spear (Bot.), the white asphodel ({Asphodelus
albus}).
King's yellow, a yellow pigment, consisting essentially of
sulphide and oxide of arsenic; -- called also {yellow
orpiment}.
King tody (Zool.), a small fly-catching bird ({Eurylaimus
serilophus}) of tropical America. The head is adorned with
a large, spreading, fan-shaped crest, which is bright red,
edged with black.
King vulture (Zool.), a large species of vulture
(Sarcorhamphus papa), ranging from Mexico to Paraguay,
The general color is white. The wings and tail are black,
and the naked carunculated head and the neck are
briliantly colored with scarlet, yellow, orange, and blue.
So called because it drives away other vultures while
feeding.
King wood, a wood from Brazil, called also violet wood,
beautifully streaked in violet tints, used in turning and
small cabinetwork. The tree is probably a species of
Dalbergia. See Jacaranda.
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DNA polymerase
(gcide) | DNA polymerase \DNA polymerase\ (d[=e]`[e^]n*[=a]"
p[o^]*l[i^]m"[~e]r*[=a]s) n. (Biochemistry, Genetics)
an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of DNA from
deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates. Cells contain several
types of DNA polymerase, some of which are required for
replication of DNA, and are indispensable for multipliation
and division of cells.
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Dreissena polymorpha
(gcide) | Dreissena \Dreis"se*na\, prop. n. [NL. Named after Dreyssen, a
Belgian physician.] (Zool.)
A genus of bivalve shells of which one species ({Dreissena
polymorpha}) is often so abundant as to be very troublesome
in the fresh waters of Europe.
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Fresh-water polyp
(gcide) | Polyp \Pol"yp\, n. [L. polypus, Gr. ?, ?, literally,
many-footed; poly`s many + ?, ?, foot: cf. F. polype. See
Poly- and Foot, and cf. Polypode, Polypody, Poulp.]
(Zool.)
(a) One of the feeding or nutritive zooids of a hydroid or
coral.
(b) One of the Anthozoa.
(c) pl. Same as Anthozoa. See Anthozoa, Madreporaria,
Hydroid. [Written also polype.]
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Fresh-water polyp, the hydra.
Polyp stem (Zool.), that portion of the stem of a
siphonophore which bears the polypites, or feeding zooids.
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Funicular polygon
(gcide) | Funicular \Fu*nic"u*lar\, a. [Cf. F. funiculaire.]
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1. Consisting of a small cord or fiber.
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2. Dependent on the tension of a cord.
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3. (Anat.) Pertaining to a funiculus; made up of, or
resembling, a funiculus, or funiculi; as, a funicular
ligament.
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Funicular action (Mech.), the force or action exerted by a
rope in drawing together the supports to which its ends
are Fastened, when acted upon by forces applied in a
direction transverse to the rope, as in the archer's bow.
Funicular curve. Same as Catenary.
Funicular machine (Mech.), an apparatus for illustrating
certain principles in statics, consisting of a cord or
chain attached at one end to a fixed point, and having the
other passed over a pulley and sustaining a weight, while
one or more other weights are suspended from the cord at
points between the fixed support and the pulley.
Funicular polygon (Mech.), the polygonal figure assumed by
a cord fastened at its extremities, and sustaining weights
at different points.
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Grass poly
(gcide) | Barnyard grass, for hay. South. Panicum Grus-galli. Bent,
pasture and hay. Agrostis, several species. Bermuda grass,
pasture. South. Cynodon Dactylon. Black bent. Same as {Switch
grass} (below). Blue bent, hay. North and West. {Andropogon
provincialis}. Blue grass, pasture. Poa compressa. Blue joint,
hay. Northwest. Aqropyrum glaucum. Buffalo grass, grazing.
Rocky Mts., etc.
(a) Buchlo["e] dectyloides.
(b) Same as Grama grass (below). Bunch grass, grazing.
Far West. Eriocoma, Festuca, Stips, etc. Chess,
or Cheat, a weed. Bromus secalinus, etc. Couch
grass. Same as Quick grass (below). Crab grass,
(a) Hay, in South. A weed, in North. Panicum sanguinale.
(b) Pasture and hay. South. Eleusine Indica. Darnel
(a) Bearded, a noxious weed. Lolium temulentum.
(b) Common. Same as Rye grass (below). Drop seed, fair
for forage and hay. Muhlenbergia, several species.
English grass. Same as Redtop (below). Fowl meadow
grass.
(a) Pasture and hay. Poa serotina.
(b) Hay, on moist land. Gryceria nervata. Gama grass,
cut fodder. South. Tripsacum dactyloides. Grama
grass, grazing. West and Pacific slope. {Bouteloua
oligostachya}, etc. Great bunch grass, pasture and
hay. Far West. Festuca scabrella. Guinea grass, hay.
South. Panicum jumentorum. Herd's grass, in New
England Timothy, in Pennsylvania and South Redtop.
Indian grass. Same as Wood grass (below). Italian
rye grass, forage and hay. Lolium Italicum. Johnson
grass, grazing and hay. South and Southwest. {Sorghum
Halepense}. Kentucky blue grass, pasture. {Poa
pratensis}. Lyme grass, coarse hay. South. Elymus,
several species. Manna grass, pasture and hay.
Glyceria, several species. Meadow fescue, pasture
and hay. Festuca elatior. Meadow foxtail, pasture,
hay, lawn. North. Alopecurus pratensis. Meadow
grass, pasture, hay, lawn. Poa, several species.
Mesquite grass, or Muskit grass. Same as Grama grass
(above). Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed.
Muhlenbergia diffsa. Orchard grass, pasture and hay.
Dactylis glomerata. Porcupine grass, troublesome to
sheep. Northwest. Stipa spartea. Quaking grass,
ornamental. Briza media and maxima. Quitch, or
Quick, grass, etc., a weed. Agropyrum repens. Ray
grass. Same as Rye grass (below). Redtop, pasture
and hay. Agrostis vulgaris. Red-topped buffalo
grass, forage. Northwest. Poa tenuifolia. Reed
canary grass, of slight value. Phalaris arundinacea.
Reed meadow grass, hay. North. Glyceria aquatica.
Ribbon grass, a striped leaved form of {Reed canary
grass}. Rye grass, pasture, hay. Lolium perenne,
var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work, etc. North.
Hierochloa borealis. Sesame grass. Same as {Gama
grass} (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native
in Northern Europe and Asia. Festuca ovina. Small
reed grass, meadow pasture and hay. North. {Deyeuxia
Canadensis}. Spear grass, Same as Meadow grass
(above). Squirrel-tail grass, troublesome to animals.
Seacoast and Northwest. Hordeum jubatum. Switch
grass, hay, cut young. Panicum virgatum. Timothy,
cut young, the best of hay. North. Phleum pratense.
Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. {Holcus
lanatus}. Vernal grass, pasture, hay, lawn.
Anthoxanthum odoratum. Wire grass, valuable in
pastures. Poa compressa. Wood grass, Indian grass,
hay. Chrysopogon nutans.
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true grasses botanically considered, such as black
grass, goose grass, star grass, etc.
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Black grass, a kind of small rush (Juncus Gerardi),
growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay.
Grass of the Andes, an oat grass, the {Arrhenatherum
avenaceum} of Europe.
Grass of Parnassus, a plant of the genus Parnassia
growing in wet ground. The European species is {Parnassia
palustris}; in the United States there are several
species.
Grass bass (Zool.), the calico bass.
Grass bird, the dunlin.
Grass cloth, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the
grass-cloth plant.
Grass-cloth plant, a perennial herb of the Nettle family
(B[oe]hmeria nivea syn. Urtica nivea), which grows in
Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and
strong fibers suited for textile purposes.
Grass finch. (Zool.)
(a) A common American sparrow ({Po["o]c[ae]tes
gramineus}); -- called also vesper sparrow and
bay-winged bunting.
(b) Any Australian finch, of the genus Po["e]phila, of
which several species are known.
Grass lamb, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land
and giving rich milk.
Grass land, land kept in grass and not tilled.
Grass moth (Zool.), one of many small moths of the genus
Crambus, found in grass.
Grass oil, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in
India from grasses of the genus Andropogon, etc.; --
used in perfumery under the name of citronella, {ginger
grass oil}, lemon grass oil, essence of verbena etc.
Grass owl (Zool.), a South African owl (Strix Capensis).
Grass parrakeet (Zool.), any of several species of
Australian parrots, of the genus Euphemia; -- also
applied to the zebra parrakeet.
Grass plover (Zool.), the upland or field plover.
Grass poly (Bot.), a species of willowwort ({Lythrum
Hyssopifolia}). --Johnson.
Crass quit (Zool.), one of several tropical American
finches of the genus Euetheia. The males have most of
the head and chest black and often marked with yellow.
Grass snake. (Zool.)
(a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({Tropidonotus
natrix}).
(b) The common green snake of the Northern United States.
See Green snake, under Green.
Grass snipe (Zool.), the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa
maculata}); -- called also jacksnipe in America.
Grass spider (Zool.), a common spider (Agelena n[ae]via),
which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous when covered
with dew.
Grass sponge (Zool.), an inferior kind of commercial sponge
from Florida and the Bahamas.
Grass table. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
Grass vetch (Bot.), a vetch (Lathyrus Nissolia), with
narrow grasslike leaves.
Grass widow. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G.
strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[aum]senka a grass widow.]
(a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.]
(b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or
prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her
husband. [Slang.]
Grass wrack (Bot.) eelgrass.
To bring to grass (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the
surface of the ground.
To put to grass, To put out to grass, to put out to graze
a season, as cattle.
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Limulus polyphemus
(gcide) | Limulus \Lim"u*lus\ (l[i^]m"[-u]*l[u^]s), n.; pl. Limuli
(-l[imac]). [L., dim. of limus sidelong, askance.] (Zool.)
The only existing genus of Merostomata. It includes only a
few species from the East Indies, and one ({Limulus
polyphemus}) from the Atlantic coast of North America. Called
also Molucca crab, king crab, horseshoe crab, and
horsefoot.
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Malayo-Polynesian
(gcide) | Malayo-Polynesian \Malayo-Polynesian\ adj.
of or pertaining to Malayo-Polynesia.
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Marchantia polymorpha
(gcide) | ground \ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin
to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,
Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,
gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]
1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
some indefinite portion of it.
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There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.
5.
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The fire ran along upon the ground. --Ex. ix. 23.
Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the
earth.
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2. Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region;
territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or
resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place
of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground.
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From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts
Egypt from Syrian ground. --Milton.
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3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the
grounds of the estate are well kept.
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Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.
--Dryden. 4.
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4. The basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The
foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise,
reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of
existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as,
the ground of my hope.
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5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)
(a) That surface upon which the figures of a composition
are set, and which relieves them by its plainness,
being either of one tint or of tints but slightly
contrasted with one another; as, crimson Bowers on a
white ground. See Background, Foreground, and
Middle-ground.
(b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are
raised in relief.
(c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
See Brussels lace, under Brussels.
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6. (Etching) A gummy composition spread over the surface of a
metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except
where an opening is made by the needle.
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7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the
plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --
usually in the plural.
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Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering
floated flush with them.
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8. (Mus.)
(a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few
bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to
a varying melody.
(b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
--Moore (Encyc.).
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On that ground I'll build a holy descant.
--Shak.
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9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby
the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
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10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;
lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
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11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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Ground angling, angling with a weighted line without a
float.
Ground annual (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a
vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves
an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge
upon the land.
Ground ash. (Bot.) See Groutweed.
Ground bailiff (Mining), a superintendent of mines.
--Simmonds.
Ground bait, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,
thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.
Ground bass or Ground base (Mus.), fundamental base; a
fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.
Ground beetle (Zool.), one of numerous species of
carnivorous beetles of the family Carabid[ae], living
mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.
Ground chamber, a room on the ground floor.
Ground cherry. (Bot.)
(a) A genus (Physalis) of herbaceous plants having an
inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry
tomato (Physalis Alkekengi). See Alkekengl.
(b) A European shrub (Prunus Cham[ae]cerasus), with
small, very acid fruit.
Ground cuckoo. (Zool.) See Chaparral cock.
Ground cypress. (Bot.) See Lavender cotton.
Ground dove (Zool.), one of several small American pigeons
of the genus Columbigallina, esp. C. passerina of the
Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live chiefly on
the ground.
Ground fish (Zool.), any fish which constantly lives on the
botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.
Ground floor, the floor of a house most nearly on a level
with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in
England, the first floor.
Ground form (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which
the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It
is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.
Ground furze (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
shrub (Ononis arvensis) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
called also rest-harrow.
Ground game, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
winged game.
Ground hele (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
Ground of the heavens (Astron.), the surface of any part of
the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
as projected.
Ground hemlock (Bot.), the yew (Taxus baccata var.
Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
Ground hog. (Zool.)
(a) The woodchuck or American marmot (Arctomys monax).
See Woodchuck.
(b) The aardvark.
Ground hold (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Ground ice, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
before it forms on the surface.
Ground ivy. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See Gill.
Ground joist, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
sleeper.
Ground lark (Zool.), the European pipit. See Pipit.
Ground laurel (Bot.). See Trailing arbutus, under
Arbutus.
Ground line (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
Ground liverwort (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
radiated receptacles (Marchantia polymorpha).
Ground mail, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
churchyard.
Ground mass (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
embedded.
Ground parrakeet (Zool.), one of several Australian
parrakeets, of the genera Callipsittacus and
Geopsittacus, which live mainly upon the ground.
Ground pearl (Zool.), an insect of the family Coccid[ae]
(Margarodes formicarum), found in ants' nests in the
Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They are strung
like beads, and made into necklaces by the natives.
Ground pig (Zool.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
(Aulacodus Swinderianus) about two feet long, allied to
the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
spines; -- called also ground rat.
Ground pigeon (Zool.), one of numerous species of pigeons
which live largely upon the ground, as the tooth-billed
pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris), of the Samoan
Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See Goura,
and Ground dove (above).
Ground pine. (Bot.)
(a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus Ajuga ({A.
Cham[ae]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
Teucrium or germander, and named from its resinous
smell. --Sir J. Hill.
(b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
Lycopodium (L. clavatum); -- called also {club
moss}.
(c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
height, of the same genus (L. dendroideum) found in
moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
States. --Gray.
Ground plan (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
elevation or perpendicular section.
Ground plane, the horizontal plane of projection in
perspective drawing.
Ground plate.
(a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
groundsel.
(b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
mudsill.
(c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
--Knight.
Ground plot, the ground upon which any structure is
erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
plan.
Ground plum (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
Ground rat. (Zool.) See Ground pig (above).
Ground rent, rent paid for the privilege of building on
another man's land.
Ground robin. (Zool.) See Chewink.
Ground room, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
--Tatler.
Ground sea, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
also rollers, and in Jamaica, the North sea.
Ground sill. See Ground plate (a) (above).
Ground snake (Zool.), a small burrowing American snake
(Celuta am[oe]na). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
tail.
Ground squirrel. (Zool.)
(a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
genera Tamias and Spermophilus, having cheek
pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
Western species. See Chipmunk, and Gopher.
(b) Any species of the African genus Xerus, allied to
Tamias.
Ground story. Same as Ground floor (above).
Ground substance (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
matrix, of tissues.
Ground swell.
(a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
(b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
remote distance after the gale has ceased.
Ground table. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
Ground tackle (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
vessel at anchor. --Totten.
Ground thrush (Zool.), one of numerous species of
bright-colored Oriental birds of the family Pittid[ae].
See Pitta.
Ground tier.
(a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
--Totten.
(b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
vessel's hold.
(c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
Ground timbers (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
--Knight.
Ground tit. (Zool.) See Ground wren (below).
Ground wheel, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
Ground wren (Zool.), a small California bird ({Cham[ae]a
fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
the arid plains. Called also ground tit, and wren tit.
To bite the ground, To break ground. See under Bite,
Break.
To come to the ground, To fall to the ground, to come to
nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
To gain ground.
(a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
army in battle gains ground.
(b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
army gains ground on the enemy.
(c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
influential.
To get ground, or To gather ground, to gain ground. [R.]
"Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast." --Milton.
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There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
of them, but by bidding higher. --South.
To give ground, to recede; to yield advantage.
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These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
To lose ground, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
or reputation; to decline.
To stand one's ground, to stand firm; to resist attack or
encroachment. --Atterbury.
To take the ground to touch bottom or become stranded; --
said of a ship.
[1913 Webster]Liverwort \Liv"er*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
1. A ranunculaceous plant (Anemone Hepatica) with pretty
white or bluish flowers and a three-lobed leaf; -- called
also squirrel cups.
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2. A flowerless plant (Marchantia polymorpha), having an
irregularly lobed, spreading, and forking frond.
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Note: From this plant many others of the same order
(Hepatic[ae]) have been vaguely called liverworts,
esp. those of the tribe Marchantiace[ae]. See Illust.
of Hepatica.
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Mimus polyglottos
(gcide) | mockingbird \mockingbird\, mocking bird \mocking bird\n.
(Zool.),
A long-tailed gray-and-white songbird of North America
(Mimus polyglottos), remarkable for its exact imitations of
the notes of other birds. Its back is gray; the tail and
wings are blackish, with a white patch on each wing; the
outer tail feathers are partly white. Originally its range
was confined mostly to the southern states, but by late 19th
century it had migrated as far north as New York. The name is
also applied to other members of thee same and related
genera, found in Mexico, Central America, and the West
Indies, such as the blue mockingbird of Mexico, {Melanotis
caerulescens}.
Syn: mocker, Mimus polyglottos .
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Monopoly
(gcide) | Monopoly \Mo*nop"o*ly\, n.; pl. Monopolies. [L. monopolium,
Gr. ?, ?; mo`nos alone + ? to sell.]
1. The exclusive power, or privilege of selling a commodity;
the exclusive power, right, or privilege of dealing in
some article, or of trading in some market; sole command
of the traffic in anything, however obtained; as, the
proprietor of a patented article is given a monopoly of
its sale for a limited time; chartered trading companies
have sometimes had a monopoly of trade with remote
regions; a combination of traders may get a monopoly of a
particular product.
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Raleigh held a monopoly of cards, Essex a monopoly
of sweet wines. --Macaulay.
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2. Exclusive possession; as, a monopoly of land.
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If I had a monopoly out, they would have part on 't.
--Shak.
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3. The commodity or other material thing to which the
monopoly relates; as, tobacco is a monopoly in France.
[Colloq.]
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Monopolylogue
(gcide) | Monopolylogue \Mon`o*pol"y*logue\, n. [Mono- + Gr. poly`s many +
lo`gos speech.]
An exhibition in which an actor sustains many characters.
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Narcissus polyanthus
(gcide) | Polyanthus \Pol`y*an"thus\ (p[o^]l`[i^]*[a^]n"th[u^]s), n.; pl.
Polyanthuses. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`anqos rich in flowers;
poly`s many + 'a`nqos flower.] [Written also polyanthos.]
(Bot.)
(a) The oxlip. So called because the peduncle bears a
many-flowered umbel. See Oxlip.
(b) A bulbous flowering plant of the genus Narcissus
(Narcissus Tazetta, or Narcissus polyanthus of some
authors). See Illust. of Narcissus.
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Nutritive polyp
(gcide) | Nutritive \Nu"tri*tive\, a. [Cf. F. nutritif.]
Of or pertaining to nutrition; as, the nutritive functions;
having the quality of nourishing; nutritious; nutrimental;
alimental; as, nutritive food or berries.
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Nutritive plasma. (Biol.) See Idioplasma.
Nutritive polyp (Zool.), any one of the zooids of a
compound hydroid, or coral, which has a mouth and
digestive cavity.
[1913 Webster] -- Nu"tri*tive*ly, adv. --
Nu"tri*tive*ness, n.
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Papilio polyxenes
(gcide) | Papilio \Pa*pil"i*o\, peop. n. [L., a butterfly.] (Zool.)
A genus of butterflies.
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Note: Formerly it included numerous species which are now
placed in other genera. By many writers it is now
restricted to the swallow-tailed butterflies, like
Papilio polyxenes, syn. Papilio asterias, and
related species.
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Poly
(gcide) | Poly- \Pol"y-\ [See Full, a.]
A combining form or prefix from Gr. poly`s, many; as,
polygon, a figure of many angles; polyatomic, having many
atoms; polychord, polyconic.
[1913 Webster]Poly \Po"ly\, n. [L. polium, the name of a plant, perhaps
Teucrium polium, Gr. ?.] (Bot.)
A whitish woolly plant (Teucrium Polium) of the order
Labiat[ae], found throughout the Mediterranean region. The
name, with sundry prefixes, is sometimes given to other
related species of the same genus. [Spelt also poley.]
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Poly mountain. See Poly-mountain, in Vocabulary.
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Poly mountain
(gcide) | Poly \Po"ly\, n. [L. polium, the name of a plant, perhaps
Teucrium polium, Gr. ?.] (Bot.)
A whitish woolly plant (Teucrium Polium) of the order
Labiat[ae], found throughout the Mediterranean region. The
name, with sundry prefixes, is sometimes given to other
related species of the same genus. [Spelt also poley.]
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Poly mountain. See Poly-mountain, in Vocabulary.
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Polyacid
(gcide) | Polyacid \Pol`y*ac"id\, a. [Poly- + acid.] (Chem.)
Capable of neutralizing, or of combining with, several
molecules of a monobasic acid; having more than one hydrogen
atom capable of being replaced by acid radicals; -- said of
certain bases; as, calcium hydrate and glycerin are polyacid
bases.
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Polyacoustic
(gcide) | Polyacoustic \Pol`y*a*cous"tic\, a. [Poly- + acoustic: cf. F.
polyacoustique.]
Multiplying or magnifying sound. -- n. A polyacoustic
instrument.
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Polyacoustics
(gcide) | Polyacoustics \Pol`y*a*cous"tics\, n.
The art of multiplying or magnifying sounds.
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Polyacra
(gcide) | Polyacron \Pol`y*a"cron\, n.; pl. Polyacra, E. Polyacrons.
[NL., fr. Gr. poly`s many + 'a`kron summit.] (Geom.)
A solid having many summits or angular points; a polyhedron.
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Polyacron
(gcide) | Polyacron \Pol`y*a"cron\, n.; pl. Polyacra, E. Polyacrons.
[NL., fr. Gr. poly`s many + 'a`kron summit.] (Geom.)
A solid having many summits or angular points; a polyhedron.
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Polyacrons
(gcide) | Polyacron \Pol`y*a"cron\, n.; pl. Polyacra, E. Polyacrons.
[NL., fr. Gr. poly`s many + 'a`kron summit.] (Geom.)
A solid having many summits or angular points; a polyhedron.
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Polyactinia
(gcide) | Polyactinia \Pol`y*ac*tin"i*a\, n. pl. [NL. See Poly-, and
Actinia.] (Zool.)
An old name for those Anthozoa which, like the actinias, have
numerous simple tentacles.
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Polyadelphia
(gcide) | Polyadelphia \Pol`y*a*del"phi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`s
many + ? brother.] (Bot.)
A Linn[ae]an class of plants having stamens united in three
or more bodies or bundles by the filaments.
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Polyadelphian
(gcide) | Polyadelphian \Pol`y*a*del"phi*an\, Polyadelphous
\Pol`y*a*del"phous\, a. (Bot.)
Belonging to the class Polyadelphia; having stamens united in
three or more bundles.
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Polyadelphous
(gcide) | Polyadelphian \Pol`y*a*del"phi*an\, Polyadelphous
\Pol`y*a*del"phous\, a. (Bot.)
Belonging to the class Polyadelphia; having stamens united in
three or more bundles.
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Polyandria
(gcide) | Polyandria \Pol`y*an"dri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See Polyandry.]
(Bot.)
A Linn[ae]an class of monoclinous or hermaphrodite plants,
having many stamens, or any number above twenty, inserted in
the receptacle.
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Polyandrian
(gcide) | Polyandrian \Pol`y*an"dri*an\, a. (Bot.)
Polyandrous.
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Polyandric
(gcide) | Polyandric \Pol`y*an"dric\, a. [Cf. polyandrique.]
Pertaining to, or characterized by, polyandry; mating with
several males. "Polyandric societies." --H. Spencer.
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Polyandrous
(gcide) | Polyandrous \Pol`y*an"drous\, a. (Bot.)
Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens, or
any number above twenty, inserted in the receptacle.
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Polyandry
(gcide) | Polyandry \Pol`y*an"dry\, n. [Poly- + Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man,
male: cf. F. polyandrie.]
The possession by a woman of more than one husband at the
same time; -- contrasted with monandry.
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Note: In law, this falls under the head of polygamy.
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polyanthos
(gcide) | Polyanthus \Pol`y*an"thus\ (p[o^]l`[i^]*[a^]n"th[u^]s), n.; pl.
Polyanthuses. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`anqos rich in flowers;
poly`s many + 'a`nqos flower.] [Written also polyanthos.]
(Bot.)
(a) The oxlip. So called because the peduncle bears a
many-flowered umbel. See Oxlip.
(b) A bulbous flowering plant of the genus Narcissus
(Narcissus Tazetta, or Narcissus polyanthus of some
authors). See Illust. of Narcissus.
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Polyanthus
(gcide) | Polyanthus \Pol`y*an"thus\ (p[o^]l`[i^]*[a^]n"th[u^]s), n.; pl.
Polyanthuses. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`anqos rich in flowers;
poly`s many + 'a`nqos flower.] [Written also polyanthos.]
(Bot.)
(a) The oxlip. So called because the peduncle bears a
many-flowered umbel. See Oxlip.
(b) A bulbous flowering plant of the genus Narcissus
(Narcissus Tazetta, or Narcissus polyanthus of some
authors). See Illust. of Narcissus.
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Polyanthuses
(gcide) | Polyanthus \Pol`y*an"thus\ (p[o^]l`[i^]*[a^]n"th[u^]s), n.; pl.
Polyanthuses. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`anqos rich in flowers;
poly`s many + 'a`nqos flower.] [Written also polyanthos.]
(Bot.)
(a) The oxlip. So called because the peduncle bears a
many-flowered umbel. See Oxlip.
(b) A bulbous flowering plant of the genus Narcissus
(Narcissus Tazetta, or Narcissus polyanthus of some
authors). See Illust. of Narcissus.
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Polyarchist
(gcide) | Polyarchist \Pol"y*ar`chist\, n.
One who advocates polyarchy; -- opposed to monarchist.
--Cudworth.
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Polyarchy
(gcide) | Polyarchy \Pol"y*ar`chy\, n. [Poly- + -archy: cf. F. polyarchie.
Cf. Polarchy.]
A government by many persons, of whatever order or class.
--Cudworth.
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Polyatomic
(gcide) | Polyatomic \Pol`y*a*tom"ic\, a. [Poly- + atomic.] (Chem.)
(a) Having more than one atom in the molecule; consisting of
several atoms.
(b) Having a valence greater than one. [Obs.]
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Polyautography
(gcide) | Polyautography \Pol`y*au*tog"ra*phy\, n. [Poly- + autography.]
The act or practice of multiplying copies of one's own
handwriting, or of manuscripts, by printing from stone, -- a
species of lithography.
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Polybasic
(gcide) | Polybasic \Pol`y*ba"sic\, a. [Poly- + basic.] (Chem.)
Capable of neutralizing, or of combining with, several
molecules of a monacid base; having several hydrogen atoms
capable of being replaced by basic radicals; -- said of
certain acids; as, sulphuric acid is polybasic.
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Polybasite
(gcide) | Polybasite \Pol`y*ba"site\, n. [See Polybasic.] (Min.)
An iron-black ore of silver, consisting of silver, sulphur,
and antimony, with some copper and arsenic.
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Polybius Henslowii
(gcide) | Nipper \Nip"per\, n.
1. One who, or that which, nips.
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2. A fore tooth of a horse. The nippers are four in number.
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3. A satirist. [Obs.] --Ascham.
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4. A pickpocket; a young or petty thief. [Old Cant]
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5. (Zool.)
(a) The cunner.
(b) A European crab (Polybius Henslowii).
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Polyborus Brasiliensis
(gcide) | Carrancha \Car*ran"cha\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)
The Brazilian kite (Polyborus Brasiliensis); -- so called
in imitation of its notes.
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Polyborus Braziliensis
(gcide) | Caracara \Ca`ra*ca"ra\ (k[aum]`r[.a]k[aum]"r[.a]), n. (Zool.)
A south American bird of several species and genera,
resembling both the eagles and the vultures. The caracaras
act as scavengers, and are also called carrion buzzards.
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Note: The black caracara is Ibycter ater; the chimango is
Milvago chimango; the Brazilian is {Polyborus
Braziliensis}.
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Polybranchia
(gcide) | Polybranchia \Pol`y*bran"chi*a\, n. pl. [NL. See Poly-, and
Branchia.] (Zool.)
A division of Nudibranchiata including those which have
numerous branchi[ae] on the back.
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Polybromide
(gcide) | Polybromide \Pol`y*bro"mide\, n. [Poly- + bromide.] (Chem.)
A bromide containing more than one atom of bromine in the
molecule.
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polycarbonate
(gcide) | macromolecule \mac`ro*mol"e*cule\, n. (Chem., Biochem.)
A very large molecule, especially a polymer having from
hundreds to many thousands of atoms, such as DNA, RNA,
protein, polysaccharide, polyethylene, polycarbonate,
etc.
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Polycarpellary
(gcide) | Polycarpellary \Pol`y*car"pel*la*ry\, a. (Bot.)
Composed of several or numerous carpels; -- said of such
fruits as the orange.
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Polycarpic
(gcide) | Polycarpic \Pol`y*car"pic\, Polycarpous \Pol`y*car"pous\, a.
[Poly- + Gr. ? fruit.] (Bot.)
(a) Bearing fruit repeatedly, or year after year.
(b) Having several pistils in one flower.
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Polycarpous
(gcide) | Polycarpic \Pol`y*car"pic\, Polycarpous \Pol`y*car"pous\, a.
[Poly- + Gr. ? fruit.] (Bot.)
(a) Bearing fruit repeatedly, or year after year.
(b) Having several pistils in one flower.
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Polychaeta
(gcide) | Polychaeta \Pol`y*ch[ae]"ta\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. poly`s many
+ ? hair.] (Zool.)
One of the two principal groups of Ch[ae]topoda. It includes
those that have prominent parapodia and fascicles of set[ae].
See Illust. under Parapodia.
[1913 Webster]Annelida \An*nel"i*da\, n. pl. [NL. See Annelid.] (Zool.)
A division of the Articulata, having the body formed of
numerous rings or annular segments, and without jointed legs.
The principal subdivisions are the Ch[ae]topoda, including
the Oligoch[ae]ta or earthworms and Polych[ae]ta or
marine worms; and the Hirudinea or leeches. See
Ch[ae]topoda.
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Polychloride
(gcide) | Polychloride \Pol`y*chlo"ride\, n. [Poly- + chloride.] (Chem.)
A chloride containing more than one atom of chlorine in the
molecule.
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Polychoerany
(gcide) | Polychoerany \Pol`y*ch[oe]r"a*ny\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ?
wide-ruling.]
A government by many chiefs, princes, or rules. [Obs.]
--Cudworth.
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Polychord
(gcide) | Polychord \Pol"y*chord\, a. [Gr. ?; poly`s many + ? string,
cord.]
Having many strings.
[1913 Webster]Polychord \Pol"y*chord\, n. (Mus.)
(a) A musical instrument of ten strings.
(b) An apparatus for coupling two octave notes, capable of
being attached to a keyed instrument.
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Polychrest
(gcide) | Polychrest \Pol"y*chrest\, n. [Gr. ? useful for many purposes;
poly`s many + ? useful, fr. ? to use: cf. F. polychreste.]
(Med.)
A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many
diseases. [Obs.]
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Polychrest salt (Old Med. Chem.), potassium sulphate,
specifically obtained by fusing niter with sulphur.
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Polychrest salt
(gcide) | Polychrest \Pol"y*chrest\, n. [Gr. ? useful for many purposes;
poly`s many + ? useful, fr. ? to use: cf. F. polychreste.]
(Med.)
A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many
diseases. [Obs.]
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Polychrest salt (Old Med. Chem.), potassium sulphate,
specifically obtained by fusing niter with sulphur.
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Polychroism
(gcide) | Polychroism \Pol"y*chro*ism\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? color.]
Same as Pleochroism.
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Polychroite
(gcide) | Polychroite \Pol"y*chro*ite\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? color: cf. F.
polychro["i]te.] (Chem.)
The coloring matter of saffron; -- formerly so called because
of the change of color on treatment with certain acids; --
called also crocin, and safranin.
[1913 Webster]Crocin \Cro"cin\ (kr?"s?n), n. [Gr. ???? saffron.] (Chem.)
(a) The coloring matter of Chinese yellow pods, the fruit of
Gardenia grandiflora. --Watts.
(b) A red powder (called also polychroite), which is made
from the saffron (Crocus sativus). See Polychroite.
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polychroite
(gcide) | Polychroite \Pol"y*chro*ite\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? color: cf. F.
polychro["i]te.] (Chem.)
The coloring matter of saffron; -- formerly so called because
of the change of color on treatment with certain acids; --
called also crocin, and safranin.
[1913 Webster]Crocin \Cro"cin\ (kr?"s?n), n. [Gr. ???? saffron.] (Chem.)
(a) The coloring matter of Chinese yellow pods, the fruit of
Gardenia grandiflora. --Watts.
(b) A red powder (called also polychroite), which is made
from the saffron (Crocus sativus). See Polychroite.
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Polychromate
(gcide) | Polychromate \Pol`y*chro"mate\, n. [See Polychromatic.]
(Chem.)
A compound which exhibits, or from which may be prepared, a
variety of colors, as certain solutions derived from
vegetables, which display colors by fluorescence.
[1913 Webster]Polychromate \Pol`y*chro"mate\, n. [See Polychromic.] (Chem.)
A salt of a polychromic acid.
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Polychromatic
(gcide) | Polychromatic \Pol`y*chro*mat"ic\, a. [Poly- + chromatic.]
Showing a variety, or a change, of colors.
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Polychromatic acid (Old Chem.), a substance obtained by the
action of nitric acid on aloes.
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Polychromatic acid
(gcide) | Polychromatic \Pol`y*chro*mat"ic\, a. [Poly- + chromatic.]
Showing a variety, or a change, of colors.
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Polychromatic acid (Old Chem.), a substance obtained by the
action of nitric acid on aloes.
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Polychrome
(gcide) | Polychrome \Pol"y*chrome\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? color.] (Chem.)
Esculin; -- so called in allusion to its fluorescent
solutions. [R.]
[1913 Webster]Polychrome \Pol"y*chrome\, a. [Cf. F. polychrome.]
Executed in the manner of polychromy; as, polychrome
printing.
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Polychromic
(gcide) | Polychromic \Pol`y*chro"mic\, a. [Poly- + (sense 1) Gr. ?, or
(sense 2) chromic.]
1. Polychromatic.
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2. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, any one of several
acids (known only in their salts) which contain more than
one atom of chromium.
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Polychromous
(gcide) | Polychromous \Pol`y*chro"mous\, a.
Of or pertaining to polychromy; many-colored; polychromatic.
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