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Sarco-
(gcide) | Sarco- \Sar"co-\
A combining form from Gr. sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh; as,
sarcophagous, flesh-eating; sarcology.
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Anasarcous
(gcide) | Anasarcous \An`a*sar"cous\, a.
Belonging, or affected by, anasarca, or dropsy; dropsical.
--Wiseman.
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Osteosarcoma
(gcide) | Osteosarcoma \Os`te*o*sar*co"ma\, n.; pl. Osteosarcomata. [NL.
See Osteo-, and sarcoma.] (Med.)
A tumor having the structure of a sarcoma in which there is a
deposit of bone; sarcoma connected with bone.
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Osteosarcomata
(gcide) | Osteosarcoma \Os`te*o*sar*co"ma\, n.; pl. Osteosarcomata. [NL.
See Osteo-, and sarcoma.] (Med.)
A tumor having the structure of a sarcoma in which there is a
deposit of bone; sarcoma connected with bone.
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Sarcobases
(gcide) | Sarcobasis \Sar*cob"a*sis\, n.; pl. Sarcobases. [NL., fr. Gr.
sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh + ? base.] (Bot.)
A fruit consisting of many dry indehiscent cells, which
contain but few seeds and cohere about a common style, as in
the mallows.
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Sarcobasis
(gcide) | Sarcobasis \Sar*cob"a*sis\, n.; pl. Sarcobases. [NL., fr. Gr.
sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh + ? base.] (Bot.)
A fruit consisting of many dry indehiscent cells, which
contain but few seeds and cohere about a common style, as in
the mallows.
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Sarcobatus vermiculatus
(gcide) | Grease \Grease\ (gr[=e]s), n. [OE. grese, grece, F. graisse;
akin to gras fat, greasy, fr. LL. grassus thick, fat, gross,
L. crassus. Cf. Crass.]
1. Animal fat, as tallow or lard, especially when in a soft
state; oily or unctuous matter of any kind.
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2. (Far.) An inflammation of a horse's heels, suspending the
ordinary greasy secretion of the part, and producing
dryness and scurfiness, followed by cracks, ulceration,
and fungous excrescences.
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Grease bush. (Bot.) Same as Grease wood (below).
Grease moth (Zool.), a pyralid moth (Aglossa pinguinalis)
whose larva eats greasy cloth, etc.
Grease wood (Bot.), a scraggy, stunted, and somewhat
prickly shrub (Sarcobatus vermiculatus) of the Spinach
family, very abundant in alkaline valleys from the upper
Missouri to California. The name is also applied to other
plants of the same family, as several species of
Atriplex and Obione.
[1913 Webster]greasewood \greasewood\ n.
A low hardy much-branched spiny shrub ({Sarcobatus
vermiculatus}) common in alkaline soils of Western America.
Syn: black greasewood, Sarcobatus vermiculatus.
[WordNet 1.5]Chico \Chi"co\, n.
1. Var. of Chica.
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2. The common greasewood of the western United States
(Sarcobatus vermiculatus).
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3. In the Philippines, the sapodilla or its fruit; also, the
marmalade tree or its fruit.
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Sarcoblast
(gcide) | Sarcoblast \Sar"co*blast\, n. [Sarco- + -blast.] (Zool.)
A minute yellowish body present in the interior of certain
rhizopods.
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Sarcocarp
(gcide) | Sarcocarp \Sar"co*carp\, n. [Sarco- + Gr. ? fruit: cf. F.
sarcocarpe.] (Bot.)
The fleshy part of a stone fruit, situated between the skin,
or epicarp, and the stone, or endocarp, as in a peach. See
Illust. of Endocarp.
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Note: The term has also been used to denote any fruit which
is fleshy throughout. --M. T. Masters.
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Sarcocele
(gcide) | Sarcocele \Sar"co*cele\, n. [Gr. ?; sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh + ?
tumor: cf. F. sarcoc[`e]le.] (Med.)
Any solid tumor of the testicle.
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Sarcocephalus diderrichii
(gcide) | opepe \opepe\ n.
A large African forest tree (Nauclea diderrichii) yielding
a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber; sometimes placed
in genus Sarcocephalus, and then called {Sarcocephalus
diderrichii}.
Syn: Nauclea diderrichii, Sarcocephalus diderrichii.
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Sarcocephalus esculentus
(gcide) | Peach \Peach\ (p[=e]ch), n. [OE. peche, peshe, OF. pesche, F.
p[^e]che, fr. LL. persia, L. Persicum (sc. malum) a Persian
apple, a peach. Cf. Persian, and Parsee.]
1. (Bot.) A well-known high-flavored juicy fruit, containing
one or two seeds in a hard almond-like endocarp or stone.
In the wild stock the fruit is hard and inedible.
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2. The tree (Prunus Persica syn. Amygdalus Persica) which
bears the peach fruit.
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3. The pale red color of the peach blossom, or the light
pinkish yellow of the peach fruit.
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Guinea peach, or Sierra Leone peach, the large edible
berry of the Sarcocephalus esculentus, a rubiaceous
climbing shrub of west tropical Africa.
Palm peach, the fruit of a Venezuelan palm tree ({Bactris
speciosa}).
Peach color, the pale red color of the peach blossom.
Peach-tree borer (Zool.), the larva of a clearwing moth
(Aegeria exitiosa, or Sannina, exitiosa) of the family
Aegeriidae, which is very destructive to peach trees by
boring in the wood, usually near the ground; also, the
moth itself. See Illust. under Borer.
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Sarcocol
(gcide) | Sarcocol \Sar"co*col\, Sarcocolla \Sar`co*col"la\, n. [L.
sarcocolla, from Gr. ?; sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh + ? glue: cf.
F. sarcocolle.]
A gum resin obtained from certain shrubs of Africa
(Penaea), -- formerly thought to cause healing of wounds
and ulcers.
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Sarcocolla
(gcide) | Sarcocol \Sar"co*col\, Sarcocolla \Sar`co*col"la\, n. [L.
sarcocolla, from Gr. ?; sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh + ? glue: cf.
F. sarcocolle.]
A gum resin obtained from certain shrubs of Africa
(Penaea), -- formerly thought to cause healing of wounds
and ulcers.
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Sarcode
(gcide) | Sarcode \Sar"code\, n. [Gr. ? fleshy; sa`rx, flesh + e'i^dos
form. Cf. Sarcoid.] (Biol.)
A name applied by Dujardin in 1835 to the gelatinous material
forming the bodies of the lowest animals; protoplasm.
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Sarcoderm
(gcide) | Sarcoderm \Sar"co*derm\, sarcoderma \sar`co*der"ma\, n. [NL.
sarcoderma. See Sarco-, and Derm.] (Bot.)
(a) A fleshy covering of a seed, lying between the external
and internal integuments.
(b) A sarcocarp.
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sarcoderma
(gcide) | Sarcoderm \Sar"co*derm\, sarcoderma \sar`co*der"ma\, n. [NL.
sarcoderma. See Sarco-, and Derm.] (Bot.)
(a) A fleshy covering of a seed, lying between the external
and internal integuments.
(b) A sarcocarp.
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Sarcodes sanguinea
(gcide) | Snow \Snow\, n. [OE. snow, snaw, AS. sn[=a]w; akin to D. sneeuw,
OS. & OHG. sn[=e]o, G. schnee, Icel. sn[ae]r, snj[=o]r,
snaj[=a]r, Sw. sn["o], Dan. snee, Goth. snaiws, Lith.
sn["e]gas, Russ. snieg', Ir. & Gael. sneachd, W. nyf, L. nix,
nivis, Gr. acc. ni`fa, also AS. sn[imac]wan to snow, G.
schneien, OHG. sn[imac]wan, Lith. snigti, L. ningit it snows,
Gr. ni`fei, Zend snizh to snow; cf. Skr. snih to be wet or
sticky. [root]172.]
1. Watery particles congealed into white or transparent
crystals or flakes in the air, and falling to the earth,
exhibiting a great variety of very beautiful and perfect
forms.
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Note: Snow is often used to form compounds, most of which are
of obvious meaning; as, snow-capped, snow-clad,
snow-cold, snow-crowned, snow-crust, snow-fed,
snow-haired, snowlike, snow-mantled, snow-nodding,
snow-wrought, and the like.
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2. Fig.: Something white like snow, as the white color
(argent) in heraldry; something which falls in, or as in,
flakes.
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The field of snow with eagle of black therein.
--Chaucer.
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Red snow. See under Red.
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Snow bunting. (Zool.) See Snowbird, 1.
Snow cock (Zool.), the snow pheasant.
Snow flea (Zool.), a small black leaping poduran
(Achorutes nivicola) often found in winter on the snow
in vast numbers.
Snow flood, a flood from melted snow.
Snow flower (Bot.), the fringe tree.
Snow fly, or Snow insect (Zool.), any one of several
species of neuropterous insects of the genus Boreus. The
male has rudimentary wings; the female is wingless. These
insects sometimes appear creeping and leaping on the snow
in great numbers.
Snow gnat (Zool.), any wingless dipterous insect of the
genus Chionea found running on snow in winter.
Snow goose (Zool.), any one of several species of arctic
geese of the genus Chen. The common snow goose ({Chen
hyperborea}), common in the Western United States in
winter, is white, with the tips of the wings black and
legs and bill red. Called also white brant, wavey, and
Texas goose. The blue, or blue-winged, snow goose ({Chen
coerulescens}) is varied with grayish brown and bluish
gray, with the wing quills black and the head and upper
part of the neck white. Called also white head,
white-headed goose, and bald brant.
Snow leopard (Zool.), the ounce.
Snow line, lowest limit of perpetual snow. In the Alps this
is at an altitude of 9,000 feet, in the Andes, at the
equator, 16,000 feet.
Snow mouse (Zool.), a European vole (Arvicola nivalis)
which inhabits the Alps and other high mountains.
Snow pheasant (Zool.), any one of several species of large,
handsome gallinaceous birds of the genus Tetraogallus,
native of the lofty mountains of Asia. The Himalayn snow
pheasant (Tetraogallus Himalayensis) in the best-known
species. Called also snow cock, and snow chukor.
Snow partridge. (Zool.) See under Partridge.
Snow pigeon (Zool.), a pigeon (Columba leuconota) native
of the Himalaya mountains. Its back, neck, and rump are
white, the top of the head and the ear coverts are black.
Snow plant (Bot.), a fleshy parasitic herb ({Sarcodes
sanguinea}) growing in the coniferous forests of
California. It is all of a bright red color, and is fabled
to grow from the snow, through which it sometimes shoots
up.
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Sarcodic
(gcide) | Sarcodic \Sar*cod"ic\ (? or ?), a. (Biol.)
Of or pertaining to sarcode.
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Sarcoid
(gcide) | Sarcoid \Sar"coid\, a. [Gr. ?. See Sarcode.] (Biol.)
Resembling flesh, or muscle; composed of sarcode.
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Sarcolactic
(gcide) | Sarcolactic \Sar`co*lac"tic\, a. [Sarco- + lactic.] (Physiol.
Chem.)
Relating to muscle and milk; as, sarcolactic acid. See
Lactic acid, under Lactic.
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Sarcolactic acid
(gcide) | Lactic \Lac"tic\, a. [L. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactique. See
Lacteal, and cf. Galactic.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Of or pertaining to milk; procured from sour milk or whey;
as, lactic acid; lactic fermentation, etc.
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Lactic acid (Physiol. Chem.), a sirupy, colorless fluid,
soluble in water, with an intensely sour taste and strong
acid reaction. There is one center of optical activity,
and this results in the observation of three isomeric
modifications all having the formula C3H6O3; one is
dextrorotatory (L-lactic acid), the other levorotatory
(D-lactic acid), and the third an optically inactive
mixture of the first two (DL-lactic acid); chemically it
is 2-hydroxypropanoic acid. Sarcolactic acid or
paralactic acid occurs chiefly in dead muscle tissue,
while ordinary lactic acid (DL-lactic acid) results from
fermentation, such as the fermentation of milk by lactic
acid bacteria. The two acids are alike in having the same
constitution (expressed by the name {ethylidene lactic
acid}), but the latter is optically inactive, while
sarcolactic acid rotates the plane of polarization to the
right. The third acid, ethylene lactic acid, accompanies
sarcolactic acid in the juice of flesh, and is optically
inactive.
Lactic ferment, an organized ferment (Bacterium lacticum
or Bacterium lactis), which produces lactic
fermentation, decomposing the sugar of milk into carbonic
and lactic acids, the latter, of which renders the milk
sour, and precipitates the casein, thus giving rise to the
so-called spontaneous coagulation of milk.
Lactic fermentation. See under Fermentation.
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Sarcolemma
(gcide) | Sarcolemma \Sar`co*lem"ma\, n. [NL., from Gr. sa`rx, sa`rkos,
flesh + ? rind, skin.] (Anat.)
The very thin transparent and apparently homogeneous sheath
which incloses a striated muscular fiber; the myolemma.
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Sarcoline
(gcide) | Sarcoline \Sar"co*line\, a. [Gr. sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh.] (Min.)
Flesh-colored.
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Sarcologic
(gcide) | Sarcologic \Sar`co*log"ic\, Sarcological \Sar`co*log"ic*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to sarcology.
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Sarcological
(gcide) | Sarcologic \Sar`co*log"ic\, Sarcological \Sar`co*log"ic*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to sarcology.
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Sarcology
(gcide) | Sarcology \Sar*col"o*gy\, n. [Sarco- + -logy: cf. F.
sarcologie.]
That part of anatomy which treats of the soft parts. It
includes myology, angiology, neurology, and splanchnology.
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Sarcoma
(gcide) | Sarcoma \Sar*co"ma\, n.; pl. L. Sarcomata (# or #), E.
sarcomas. [NL., from Gr. ?, from sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh.]
(Med.)
A tumor of fleshy consistence; -- formerly applied to many
varieties of tumor, now restricted to a variety of malignant
growth made up of cells resembling those of fetal development
without any proper intercellular substance.
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sarcomas
(gcide) | Sarcoma \Sar*co"ma\, n.; pl. L. Sarcomata (# or #), E.
sarcomas. [NL., from Gr. ?, from sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh.]
(Med.)
A tumor of fleshy consistence; -- formerly applied to many
varieties of tumor, now restricted to a variety of malignant
growth made up of cells resembling those of fetal development
without any proper intercellular substance.
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Sarcomata
(gcide) | Sarcoma \Sar*co"ma\, n.; pl. L. Sarcomata (# or #), E.
sarcomas. [NL., from Gr. ?, from sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh.]
(Med.)
A tumor of fleshy consistence; -- formerly applied to many
varieties of tumor, now restricted to a variety of malignant
growth made up of cells resembling those of fetal development
without any proper intercellular substance.
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Sarcomatous
(gcide) | Sarcomatous \Sar*com"a*tous\ (? or ?), a. (Med.)
Of or pertaining to sarcoma; resembling sarcoma.
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Sarcomphalus laurinus
(gcide) | Lignum-vitae \Lig"num-vi"tae\ (l[i^]g"n[u^]m v[imac]"t[=e]), n.
[L., wood of life; lignum wood + vita, genitive vit[ae],
life.] (Bot.)
A tree (Guaiacum officinale) found in the warm latitudes of
America, from which the guaiacum of medicine is procured.
Its wood is very hard and heavy, and is used for various
mechanical purposes, as for the wheels of ships' blocks,
cogs, bearings, and the like. See Guaiacum.
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Note: In New Zealand the Metrosideros buxifolia is called
lignum-vit[ae], and in Australia a species of Acacia.
The bastard lignum-vit[ae] is a West Indian tree
(Sarcomphalus laurinus).
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Sarcophaga
(gcide) | Sarcophaga \Sar*coph"a*ga\, n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. See
Sarcophagus.] (Zool.)
A suborder of carnivorous and insectivorous marsupials
including the dasyures and the opossums.
[1913 Webster]Sarcophaga \Sar*coph"a*ga\, n. [NL., fem. sing. See
Sarcophagus.] (Zool.)
A genus of Diptera, including the flesh flies.
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Sarcophagan
(gcide) | Sarcophagan \Sar*coph"a*gan\, n.
1. (Zool.) Any animal which eats flesh, especially any
carnivorous marsupial.
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2. (Zool.) Any fly of the genus Sarcophaga.
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Sarcophagi
(gcide) | Sarcophagus \Sar*coph"a*gus\, n.; pl. L. Sarcophagi, E.
Sarcophaguses. [L., fr. Gr. sarkofa`gos, properly, eating
flesh; sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh + fagei^n to eat. Cf.
Sarcasm.]
1. A species of limestone used among the Greeks for making
coffins, which was so called because it consumed within a
few weeks the flesh of bodies deposited in it. It is
otherwise called lapis Assius, or Assian stone, and is
said to have been found at Assos, a city of Lycia.
--Holland.
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2. A coffin or chest-shaped tomb of the kind of stone
described above; hence, any stone coffin.
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3. A stone shaped like a sarcophagus and placed by a grave as
a memorial.
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Sarcophagous
(gcide) | Sarcophagous \Sar*coph"a*gous\, a. (Zool.)
Feeding on flesh; flesh-eating; carnivorous.
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Sarcophagus
(gcide) | Sarcophagus \Sar*coph"a*gus\, n.; pl. L. Sarcophagi, E.
Sarcophaguses. [L., fr. Gr. sarkofa`gos, properly, eating
flesh; sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh + fagei^n to eat. Cf.
Sarcasm.]
1. A species of limestone used among the Greeks for making
coffins, which was so called because it consumed within a
few weeks the flesh of bodies deposited in it. It is
otherwise called lapis Assius, or Assian stone, and is
said to have been found at Assos, a city of Lycia.
--Holland.
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2. A coffin or chest-shaped tomb of the kind of stone
described above; hence, any stone coffin.
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3. A stone shaped like a sarcophagus and placed by a grave as
a memorial.
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Sarcophaguses
(gcide) | Sarcophagus \Sar*coph"a*gus\, n.; pl. L. Sarcophagi, E.
Sarcophaguses. [L., fr. Gr. sarkofa`gos, properly, eating
flesh; sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh + fagei^n to eat. Cf.
Sarcasm.]
1. A species of limestone used among the Greeks for making
coffins, which was so called because it consumed within a
few weeks the flesh of bodies deposited in it. It is
otherwise called lapis Assius, or Assian stone, and is
said to have been found at Assos, a city of Lycia.
--Holland.
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2. A coffin or chest-shaped tomb of the kind of stone
described above; hence, any stone coffin.
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3. A stone shaped like a sarcophagus and placed by a grave as
a memorial.
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Sarcophagy
(gcide) | Sarcophagy \Sar*coph"a*gy\, n. [Gr. sarkofagi`a. See
Sarcophagus.]
The practice of eating flesh.
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Sarcophile
(gcide) | Sarcophile \Sar"co*phile\, n. [Sacro- + Gr. ? a lover.] (Zool.)
A flesh-eating animal, especially any one of the carnivorous
marsupials.
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Sarcophyllis edulis
(gcide) | Dulse \Dulse\ (d[u^]ls), n. [Cf. Gael. duileasg; duille leaf +
uisge water. Cf. Whisky.] (Bot.)
A seaweed of a reddish brown color, which is sometimes eaten,
as in Scotland. The true dulse is Sarcophyllis edulis; the
common is Rhodymenia. [Written also dillisk.]
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The crimson leaf of the dulse is seen
To blush like a banner bathed in slaughter. --Percival.
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Sarcopsylla penetrans
(gcide) | Jigger \Jig"ger\ (j[i^]g"g[~e]r), n. [A corrupt. of chigre.]
1. (Zool.) A species of flea (Tunga penetrans, or
Sarcopsylla penetrans, or Pulex penetrans), which
burrows beneath the skin; called also jigger flea. See
Chigoe.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of small red mites
(esp. Tetranychus irritans and Tetranychus Americanus)
of the family Trombiculidae, which, in the larval or
leptus stage, burrow beneath the skin of man and various
animals, causing great annoyance. Also called chigger.
[Southern U. S.]
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Sarcoptes
(gcide) | Sarcoptes \Sar*cop"tes\, n. [NL., from Gr. sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh
+ ko`ptein to cut.] (Zool.)
A genus of parasitic mites including the itch mites.
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Sarcoptes scabei
(gcide) | Itch \Itch\, n.
1. (Med.) An eruption of small, isolated, acuminated
vesicles, produced by the entrance of a parasitic mite
(the Sarcoptes scabei), and attended with itching. It is
transmissible by contact.
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2. Any itching eruption.
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3. A sensation in the skin occasioned (or resembling that
occasioned) by the itch eruption; -- called also
scabies, psora, etc.
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4. A constant irritating desire.
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An itch of being thought a divine king. --Dryden.
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Baker's itch. See under Baker.
Barber's itch, sycosis.
Bricklayer's itch, an eczema of the hands attended with
much itching, occurring among bricklayers.
Grocer's itch, an itching eruption, being a variety of
eczema, produced by the sugar mite ({Tyrogluphus
sacchari}).
Itch insect (Zool.), a small parasitic mite ({Sarcoptes
scabei}) which burrows and breeds beneath the human skin,
thus causing the disease known as the itch. See Illust. in
Append.
Itch mite. (Zool.) Same as Itch insect, above. Also,
other similar mites affecting the lower animals, as the
horse and ox.
Sugar baker's itch, a variety of eczema, due to the action
of sugar upon the skin.
Washerwoman's itch, eczema of the hands and arms, occurring
among washerwomen.
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Sarcoptid
(gcide) | Sarcoptid \Sar*cop"tid\, n. (Zool.)
Any species of the genus Sarcoptes and related genera of
mites, comprising the itch mites and mange mites. -- a. Of or
pertaining to the itch mites.
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Sarcorhamphi
(gcide) | Sarcorhamphi \Sar`co*rham"phi\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. sa`rx,
sa`rkos, flesh + ? beak.] (Zool.)
A division of raptorial birds comprising the vultures.
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Sarcorhamphus gryphus
(gcide) | Condor \Con"dor\ (k[o^]n"d[o^]r; in defs. 2 & 3, k[-o]n"d[-o]r),
n. [Sp. condor, fr. Peruvian cuntur.]
1. (Zool.) A very large bird of the Vulture family
(Sarcorhamphus gryphus), found in the most elevated
parts of the Andes.
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2. (Zool.) The California vulture ({Gymnogyps
californianus}), also called California condor. [Local,
U. S.]
Note: In the late 20th century it is classed as an endangered
species. The California condor used to number in the
thousands and ranged along the entire west coast of the
United States. By 1982 only 21 to 24 individuals could
be identified in the wild. A breeding program was
instituted, and by 1996 over 50 birds were alive in
captivity. As of 1997, fewer than ten of the bred birds
had been reintroduced into the wild.
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3. A gold coin of Chile, bearing the figure of a condor, and
equal to twenty pesos. It contains 10.98356 grams of gold,
and is equivalent to about $7.29. Called also colon.
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4. A gold coin of Colombia equivalent to about $9.65. It is
no longer coined.
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Sarcorhamphus papa
(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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Sarcosepta
(gcide) | Sarcoseptum \Sar`co*sep"tum\, n.; pl. Sarcosepta. [Sarco- +
septum.] (Zool.)
One of the mesenteries of an anthozoan.
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Sarcoseptum
(gcide) | Sarcoseptum \Sar`co*sep"tum\, n.; pl. Sarcosepta. [Sarco- +
septum.] (Zool.)
One of the mesenteries of an anthozoan.
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Sarcosin
(gcide) | Sarcosin \Sar"co*sin\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)
A crystalline nitrogenous substance, formed in the
decomposition of creatin (one of the constituents of muscle
tissue). Chemically, it is methyl glycocoll.
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Sarcosis
(gcide) | Sarcosis \Sar*co"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. sa`rx, sa`rkos,
flesh.] (Med.)
(a) Abnormal formation of flesh.
(b) Sarcoma.
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Sarcostemma acidum
(gcide) | haoma \haoma\ n.
A leafless East Indian vine (Sarcostemma acidum); its sour
milky juice was formerly used to make an intoxicating drink.
Syn: soma, Sarcostemma acidum.
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Sarcotic
(gcide) | Sarcotic \Sar*cot"ic\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. sarcotique.] (Med.)
Producing or promoting the growth of flesh. [R.] -- n. A
sarcotic medicine. [R.]
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Sarcous
(gcide) | Sarcous \Sar"cous\, a. [Gr. sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh.] (Anat.)
Fleshy; -- applied to the minute structural elements, called
sarcous elements, or sarcous disks, of which striated
muscular fiber is composed.
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Syssarcosis
(gcide) | Syssarcosis \Sys`sar*co"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to unite
by flesh, to cover over with flesh; sy`n with + ?, ?, flesh.]
(Anat.)
The junction of bones by intervening muscles.
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sarcophagus
(devil) | SARCOPHAGUS, n. Among the Greeks a coffin which being made of a
certain kind of carnivorous stone, had the peculiar property of
devouring the body placed in it. The sarcophagus known to modern
obsequiographers is commonly a product of the carpenter's art.
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