a. (Med.) Lacking bile.
n. [ F. cacholong, said to be from Cach, the name of a river in Bucharia + cholon, a Calmuck word for stone; or fr. a Calmuck word meaning “beautiful stone” ] (Min.) An opaque or milk-white chalcedony, a variety of quartz; also, a similar variety of opal. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, bile + &unr_; color. ] (Physiol.) See Bilirubin. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, bile + &unr_; dusky. ] (Physiol.) See Bilirubin. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Pertaining to, or connected with, conchology. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) One who studies, or is versed in, conchology. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Conch + -logy. ] (Zool.) The science of Mollusca, and of the shells which they form; malacology. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. euchologe. ] Euchology. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. the branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processes.
adj. Of or pertaining to parapsychology; pertaining to forces or mental processes outside the possibilities defined by natural or scientific laws;
n. One who studies or is versed in parapsychology. [ PJC ]
n. The field of study concerned with psychological phenomena not explainable by the laws of physics, especially extrasensory perception, telepathy, psychokinesis, precognition, and clairvoyance. The field is controversial, most scientists holding the opinion that the supposed phenomena observed result from poor experimental design, or are mere statistical artifacts or in some cases deliberate fraud. [ PJC ]
n. [ Cf. F. psychologiste. ] One who is versed in, devoted to, psychology. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A psychologist. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
Psychology, the science conversant about the phenomena of the mind, or conscious subject, or self. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Zoo- + psychology. ] Animal psychology. [ 1913 Webster ]