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adj. 1. 1 of or pertaining to an angiocarp; angiocarpous.
Syn. -- angiocarpous [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Angio- + Gr. karpo`s fruit. ] (Bot.) (a) Having fruit inclosed within a covering that does not form a part of itself; as, the filbert covered by its husk, or the acorn seated in its cupule. Brande & C. (b) Having the seeds or spores covered, as in certain lichens. Gray.
Syn. -- angiocarpic [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Pertaining to Antiochus, a contemporary with Cicero, and the founder of a sect of philosophers. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to the city of Antioch, in Syria. [ 1913 Webster ]

Antiochian epoch (Chron.), a method of computing time, from the proclamation of liberty granted to the city of Antioch, about the time of the battle of Pharsalia, B.C. 48. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. arch- + diocese. ] The diocese of an archbishop. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. 1. 1 a genus of slow-growing geophytic cacti; northern and eastern Mexico; southern Texas.
Syn. -- genus Ariocarpus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a cassette for audio tape. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Basi- + occipital. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the bone in the base of the cranium, frequently forming a part of the occipital in the adult, but usually distinct in the young. -- n. The basioccipital bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a biochemical catalyst such as an enzyme. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. of or pertaining to a biocatalyst. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. caused by a biocatalyst. [ PJC ]

a. [ L. bis twice + ocellatus. See Ocellated. ] (Zool.) Having two ocelli (eyelike spots); -- said of a wing, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of or pertaining to biochemistry. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a chemical substance produced by a living organism, or such a substance produced synthetically. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. bi`os life + E. chemistry. ] (Biol.) The chemistry of living organisms; the chemistry of the processes incidental to, and characteristic of, life. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] 1. A light sweet pastry (cake, bun or roll) made with flour, butter, yeast, and eggs. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A knitted foot cushion. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. a genus of shrubs of tropical and subtropical New World.
Syn. -- genus Chiococca. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cranium + Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; to break. ] (Med.) The crushing of a child's head, as with the cranioclast or craniotomy forceps in cases of very difficult delivery. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) An instrument for crushing the head of a fetus, to facilitate delivery in difficult eases. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. dioecesanus: cf. F. diocésain. ] Of or pertaining to a diocese; as, diocesan missions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A bishop, viewed in relation to his diocese; as, the diocesan of New York. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. The clergy or the people of a diocese. Strype. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Dioceses [ OE. diocise, OF. diocise, F. diocése, L. dioecesis, fr. Gr. &unr_; housekeeping, administration, a province, a diocese, fr. &unr_; to keep house, manage; dia` through + &unr_; to manage a household, &unr_; a house. See Economy. ] (Eccl.) The circuit or extent of a bishop's jurisdiction; the district in which a bishop exercises his ecclesiastical authority. [ Frequently, but improperly, spelt diocess. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who belongs to a diocese. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. e'y^ well + &unr_; sulphur + &unr_; color. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or denoting, an acid so called. [ 1913 Webster ]

Euthiochroic acid (Chem.), a complex derivative of hydroquinone and sulphonic (thionic) acid. -- so called because it contains sulphur, and forms brilliantly colored (yellow) salts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. "a`gios holy, and kratei^n to govern.] Government by a priesthood; hierarchy. [1913 Webster]

{ } a. [ Helio- + centric, centrical: cf. F. héliocentrique. ] (Astron.) pertaining to the sun's center, or appearing to be seen from it; having, or relating to, the sun as a center; -- opposed to geocentrical. [ 1913 Webster ]

Heliocentric parallax. See under Parallax. --
Heliocentric place,
latitude,
longitude, etc. (of a heavenly body), the direction, latitude, longitude, etc., of the body as viewed from the sun. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Helio- + Gr. chrw^ma color. ] A photograph in colors. R. Hunt. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or produced by, heliochromy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The art of producing photographs in color. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. ] Idiocracy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Idiocrasies [ Idio- + Gr. kra^sis a mixture, fr. &unr_; to mix: cf. F. idiocrasie. ] Peculiarity of constitution; that temperament, or state of constitution, which is peculiar to a person; idiosyncrasy.

{ } a. Peculiar in constitution or temperament; idiosyncratic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From idiot; cf. Gr. &unr_; uncouthness, lack of education, fr. &unr_;. See Idiot, and cf. Idiotcy. ] The condition or quality of being an idiot; absence, or marked deficiency, of sense and intelligence. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will undertake to convict a man of idiocy, if he can not see the proof that three angles of a triangle are equal to two right angles. F. W. Robertson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Idio- + Gr. &unr_; circle + &unr_; to appear. ] (Crystallog.) Same as Idiophanous. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>a. [ Ischium + capsular. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the ischium and the capsule of the hip joint; as, the ischiocapsular ligament. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'ischi`on the hip + ke`ras a horn. ] (Zool.) The third joint or the antennæ of the Crustacea.

n. A member of the Lasiocampidae, a family of medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moth with comblike antennae.
Syn. -- lasiocampid moth. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A natural family of moths whose larvae include the tent caterpillars; the eggars; the lappet moths.
Syn. -- family Lasiocampidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ ‖ } n. (Bot.) See Manioc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pg. mandioca, fr. Braz. ] (Bot.) The tropical plants (Manihot utilissima, and Manihot Aipi), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava. [ Written also mandioc, manihoc, manihot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Mediocre. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A mediocre person; a mediocrity. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A young monk who was excused from performing a portion of a monk's duties. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. médiocre, L. mediocris, fr. medius middle. See Mid. ] Of a middle quality; of but a moderate or low degree of excellence; indifferent; ordinary. “ A very mediocre poet.” Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A mediocre person. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. médiocrité, L. mediocritas. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The quality of being mediocre; a middle state or degree; a moderate degree or rate. “A mediocrity of success.” Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Moderation; temperance. [ Obs. ] Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A mediocre person; -- used disparagingly. [ PJC ]

a. (Geol.) See Miocene. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. a. [ Gr. mei`wn less + kaino`s new, fresh, recent. ] (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the middle division of the Tertiary. -- n. The Miocene period. See Chart of Geology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) Same as Persulphocyanogen. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. fy`sis nature + kratei^n to rule. ] One of the followers of Quesnay of France, who, in the 18th century, founded a system of political economy based upon the supremacy of natural order. F. A. Walker. -- Phys`i*o*crat"ic a. [1913 Webster]

a. [ Gr. pla`gios oblique + &unr_; the head. ] (Anat.) Having an oblique lateral deformity of the skull. [ 1913 Webster ]