*leu*

‖n.; pl. Aculei [ L., dim. of acus needle. ] 1. (Bot.) A prickle growing on the bark, as in some brambles and roses. Lindley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A sting. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; wheaten flour + -mancy: cf. F. aleuromancie. ] Divination by means of flour. Encyc. Brit. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; flour + -meter. ] An instrument for determining the expansive properties, or quality, of gluten in flour. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Aleurone. ] Flour made of aleurone, used as a substitute for ordinary flour in preparing bread for diabetic persons. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; flour. ] (Bot.) An albuminoid substance which occurs in minute grains (“protein granules”) in maturing seeds and tubers; -- supposed to be a modification of protoplasm. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Having the nature of aleurone. D. C. Eaton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands. Same as Aleutian, n.
Syn. -- Aleutian. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands.
Syn. -- Aleut [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. an archipelago in the North Pacific extending southwest from Alaska.
Syn. -- Aleutian Islands. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } a. [ Said to be from the Russ. aleut a bold rock. ] Of or pertaining to a chain of islands between Alaska and Kamtchatka; also, designating these islands. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; unequal + &unr_; side. ] (Zool.) A primary division of gastropods, including those having spiral shells. The two sides of the body are unequally developed. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'a`rqron joint + &unr_; the side. ] (Zool.) The side or limb-bearing portion of an arthromere. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. bas stocking + bleu blue. ] A bluestocking; a literary woman. [ Somewhat derisive ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a ruler of the eastern Roman Empire. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ NL. ] A greenish blue pigment prepared in various ways, consisting essentially of cobalt stannate. Unlike other cobalt blues, it does not change color by gaslight. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. chlwro`s light green + E. leucite. ] (Bot.) Same as Chloroplastid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; color + E. leucite. ] (Bot.) A chromoplastid. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a sheath; -- referring to the manner in which the stamens are united. ] (Bot.) A plant of several species of the Mint family, cultivated for its bright-colored or variegated leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ety>[ F., blue cordon ], 1. a first-rate cook, or one worthy to be the cook of the cordons bleus, or Knights of the Holy Ghost, a distinguished order of French knights, famous for their good dinners. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. the blue ribbon worn by the Knights of the Holy Ghost. [ PJC ]

3. [ one entitled to wear the cordon bleu{ 2 }. ] a person of high distinction. [ PJC ]

5. (Cookery) a dish prepared with thin slices of meat separated by layers of ham and cheese, and then sauteed; as, chicken cordon bleu is a popular dish. [ PJC ]

‖n. [ F. ] 1. Color; -- chiefly used in a few French phrases, as couler de rose, color of rose; and hence, adjectively, rose-colored; roseate. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A suit of cards, as hearts or clubs; -- used in some French games. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ F. contrefleuri. ] (Her.) Counterflory. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of annual and perennial grasses of savannas and upland grasslands.
Syn. -- genus Eleusine. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. Eleusinius, Gr. &unr_;. ] Pertaining to Eleusis, in Greece, or to secret rites in honor of Ceres, there celebrated; as, Eleusinian mysteries or festivals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of completely terrestrial robber frogs.
Syn. -- genus Eleutherodactylus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ Gr. 'eleu`qeros free + E. mania. ] A mania or frantic zeal for freedom. [ R. ] Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Mad for freedom. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'eleu`qeros free + E. petal. ] (Bot.) Having the petals free, that is, entirely separate from each other; -- said of both plant and flower. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; within + &unr_; rib, side. See Pleura. ] (Bot.) The inner coating of a seed. See Tegmen. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Endo- + Gr. &unr_; a rib. ] (Zoöl.) The portion of each apodeme developed from the interepimeral membrane in certain crustaceans. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. en- (L. in) + fleur flower. ] A process of extracting perfumes by exposing absorbents, as fixed oils or fats, to the exhalations of the flowers. It is used for plants whose volatile oils are too delicate to be separated by distillation. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Pref. epi- + pleural. ] (Anat.) Arising from the pleurapophysis of a vertebra. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. e'y^ well + &unr_; double + &unr_; rib, &unr_;, pl., side. ] (Biol.) The fundamental forms of organic life, that are composed of two equal and symmetrical halves. Syd. Soc. Lex. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Fleurs-de-lis [ F., flower of the lily. Cf. Flower-de-luce, Lily. ] 1. (Bot.) The iris. See Flower-de-luce. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A conventional flower suggested by the iris, and having a form which fits it for the terminal decoration of a scepter, the ornaments of a crown, etc. It is also a heraldic bearing, and is identified with the royal arms and adornments of France. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. OF. floron. Cf. Floroon. ] A flower-shaped ornament, esp. one terminating an object or forming one of a series, as a knob of a cover to a dish, or a flower-shaped part in a necklace. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ F. fleuri covered with flowers, p. p. of fleurir. See Flourish. ] (Her.) Finished at the ends with fleurs-de-lis; -- said esp. of a cross so decorated. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; must + -meter: cf. F. gleucomètre. ] An instrument for measuring the specific gravity and ascertaining the quantity of sugar contained in must. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. ile, ileum, ilium, pl. ilia, groin, flank. ] 1. (Anat.) The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine. [ Written also ileon, and ilium. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) See Ilium. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Most modern writers restrict ileum to the division of the intestine and ilium to the pelvic bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to roll up. ] (Med.) A morbid condition due to intestinal obstruction. It is characterized by complete constipation, with griping pains in the abdomen, which is greatly distended, and in the later stages by vomiting of fecal matter. Called also ileac passion or iliac passion. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Iso-, and Pleura. ] (Zool.) A subclass of Gastropoda, in which the body is symmetrical, the right and left sides being equal. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The intestine terminates at the posterior end of the body, and the gills and circulatory and reproductive organs are paired. It includes the chitons (Polyplacophora), together with Neomenia and Chætoderma, which are wormlike forms without a shell. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. jongleur. See Juggler. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. In the Middle Ages, a court attendant or other person who, for hire, recited or sang verses, usually of his own composition. See Troubadour. [ 1913 Webster ]

Vivacity and picturesquenees of the jongleur's verse. J R. Green. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A juggler; a conjuror. See Juggler. Milton.

pos>pref. Same as Leuco-. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } pref. [ Gr. leyko`s white. ] A combining form signifying white, colorless; specif. (Chem.), denoting an extensive series of colorless organic compounds, obtained by reduction from certain other colored compounds; as, leucaniline, leucaurin, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. leyko`s white + de`ndron tree. ] (Bot.) A genus of evergreen shrubs from the Cape of Good Hope, having handsome foliage. Leucadendron argenteum is the silverboom of the colonists. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Leuc- + aniline. ] (Chem.) A colorless, crystalline, organic base, obtained from rosaniline by reduction, and also from other sources. It forms colorless salts. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. leyko`s white + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.) See Leukemia. [Written also leukemia, leukaemia,a nd leucemia.]
-- Leu*chæm"ic a. [ Written also leukemic and leukaemic. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. leyko`s white. ] (Physiol. Chem.) a naturally occurring alpha-amino acid ((CH3)2CH.CH2.CH(NH2)-COOH), one of the building units of almost all proteins of living organisms, both animal and vegetable. It is one of the essential amino acids (not synthesized by the human body, a required component for proper nutrition), and is hydrophobic in character when bound in proteins. In isolated form it is a white, crystalline, zwitterionic substance formed, e. g. by the decomposition of proteins by pancreatic digestion, by the action of boiling dilute mineral acid, or by putrefaction. Chemically it is to be considered as amido-caproic acid. It occurs as two optical isomers, the L- and D-forms. The L-form, L-leucine, is the natural form, present in most proteins. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

{ } a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from leucin, and called also oxycaproic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A genus of freshwater fishes including the dace (Leuciscus leuciscus).
Syn. -- genus Leuciscus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]