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slovo definícia midas (encz) Midas, Midas (gcide) Midas \Mi"das\, n. [So called from L. Midas, a man fabled to have had ass's ears.] (Zool.) A genus of longeared South American monkeys, including numerous species of marmosets. See Marmoset. [1913 Webster] midas (wn) Midas n 1: (Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold midas (foldoc) MIDAS A digital simulation language. [Sammet 1969, p.627]. midas (foldoc) Midas A Motif-based toolkit for interactive data analysis by T. Johnson, SLAC. The basis for the Midas-WWW browser.

podobné slovo definícia midas touch (encz) Midas touch, muramidase (encz) muramidase, n: amidases (gcide) Hydrolase \Hy"dro*lase\, n. [Hydrolysis + -ase.] 1. (Chem.) an enzyme which causes the splitting of a chemical bond with the addition of the elements of water; a hydrolytic enzyme. Formerly called a hydrolytic ferment. Note: There are many known hydrolases, including nearly all of the digestive enzymes. Among the hydrolases are the esterases, which split ester bonds and amidases, which split amide bonds, and among the latter are the proteases and peptidases, which split peptide bonds, such as those found in proteins. [PJC] Chelonia Midas (gcide) Turtle \Tur"tle\, n. [Probably the same word as the word preceding, and substituted (probably by sailors) for the Spanish or Portuguese name; cf. Sp. tortuga tortoise, turtle, Pg. tartaruga, also F. tortue, and E. tortoise.] [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zool.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian. [1913 Webster] Note: In the United States the land and fresh-water tortoises are also called turtles. [1913 Webster] 2. (Printing) The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press. [1913 Webster] Alligator turtle, Box turtle, etc. See under Alligator, Box, etc. green turtle (Zool.), a marine turtle of the genus Chelonia, having usually a smooth greenish or olive-colored shell. It is highly valued for the delicacy of its flesh, which is used especially for turtle soup. Two distinct species or varieties are known; one of which (Chelonia Midas) inhabits the warm part of the Atlantic Ocean, and sometimes weighs eight hundred pounds or more; the other (Chelonia virgata) inhabits the Pacific Ocean. Both species are similar in habits and feed principally on seaweed and other marine plants, especially the turtle grass. Turtle cowrie (Zool.), a large, handsome cowrie ({Cypraea testudinaria}); the turtle-shell; so called because of its fancied resemblance to a tortoise in color and form. Turtle grass (Bot.), a marine plant ({Thalassia testudinum}) with grasslike leaves, common about the West Indies. Turtle shell, tortoise shell. See under Tortoise. [1913 Webster] Midas (gcide) Midas \Mi"das\, n. [So called from L. Midas, a man fabled to have had ass's ears.] (Zool.) A genus of longeared South American monkeys, including numerous species of marmosets. See Marmoset. [1913 Webster] Midas rosalia (gcide) Marikina \Mar`i*ki"na\, n. [From the native name: cf. Pg. mariquinha.] (Zool) A small marmoset (Midas rosalia); the silky tamarin. [1913 Webster] Midas ursulus (gcide) Tamarin \Tam"a*rin\, n. [From the native name in Cayenne.] (Zool.) Any one of several species of small squirrel-like South American monkeys of the genus Midas, especially {Midas ursulus}. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]