*erotic*

a. [ L. anapleroticus, fr. Gr. 'anaplhroy^n to fill up; 'ana` + plhroy^n to fill. ] n. (Med.) A substance which promotes anaplerosis. [ AS ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to arteriosclerosis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. sexually self-satisfying, as by masturbation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. using you own body as a sexual object. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ See Cerotene. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, beeswax or Chinese wax; as, cerotic acid or alcohol. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An amorous composition or poem. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. érotique. See Eros. ] Of or pertaining to the passion of love; treating of love; amatory. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Erotic quality. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; wing + &unr_;, &unr_;, ear. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to, or designating, a bone between the prootic and epiotic in the dorsal and outer part of the periotic capsule of many fishes. -- n. The pterotic bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The pterotic bone is so called because fancied in some cases to resemble in form a bird's wing [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the rhinoceros. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. sklhro`s hard: cf. F. sclérotique. ] 1. Hard; firm; indurated; -- applied especially in anatomy to the firm outer coat of the eyeball, which is often cartilaginous and sometimes bony. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sclerotic coat of the eye; sclerotical. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Med.) Affected with sclerosis; sclerosed. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sclerotic parenchyma (Bot.), sclerenchyma. By some writers a distinction is made, sclerotic parenchyma being applied to tissue composed of cells with the walls hardened but not thickened, and sclerenchyma to tissue composed of cells with the walls both hardened and thickened. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. sclérotique. ] (Anat.) The sclerotic coat of the eye. See Illust. of Eye (d). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from ergot or the sclerotium of a fungus growing on rye. [ 1913 Webster ]