slovodefinícia
theca
(encz)
theca, n:
Theca
(gcide)
Theca \The"ca\, n.; pl. Thecae. [L., fr. Gr. ? a case to put
anything in. See Tick a cover.]
1. A sheath; a case; as, the theca, or cell, of an anther;
the theca, or spore case, of a fungus; the theca of the
spinal cord.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) The chitinous cup which protects the hydranths of
certain hydroids.
(b) The more or less cuplike calicle of a coral.
(c) The wall forming a calicle of a coral.
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theca
(wn)
theca
n 1: a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule
[syn: theca, sac]
2: outer sheath of the pupa of certain insects
podobné slovodefinícia
bibliotheca
(mass)
bibliotheca
- knižnica
apothecary
(encz)
apothecary,lékárník n: Zdeněk Brož
bibliotheca
(encz)
bibliotheca,knihovna n: Zdeněk Brož
hypothecary
(encz)
hypothecary,hypoteční adj: Zdeněk Brož
hypothecate
(encz)
hypothecate,dát jako hypotéku Zdeněk Brož
hypothecation
(encz)
hypothecation,zatížení hypotékou Zdeněk Brož
pithecanthropus
(encz)
Pithecanthropus,
theca
(encz)
theca, n:
Apothecaries
(gcide)
Apothecary \A*poth"e*ca*ry\, n.; pl. Apothecaries. [OE.
apotecarie, fr. LL. apothecarius, fr. L. apotheca storehouse,
Gr. apo, fr. ? to put away; ? from + ? to put: cf. F.
apothicaire, OF. apotecaire. See Thesis.]
1. One who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for
medicinal purposes; a druggist; a pharmacist.
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Note: In England an apothecary is one of a privileged class
of practitioners, licensed to prescribe medicine -- a
kind of sub-physician. The surgeon apothecary is the
ordinary family medical attendant. One who sells drugs
and makes up prescriptions is now commonly called in
England a druggist or a pharmaceutical chemist.
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2. A drugstore; a store where medicines are sold.
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Apothecaries' weight, the system of weights by which
medical prescriptions were formerly compounded. The pound
and ounce are the same as in Troy weight; they differ only
in the manner of subdivision. The ounce is divided into 8
drams, 24 scruples, 480 grains. See Troy weight.
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