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n. [ L. arena sand + colere to cherish or live. ] (Paleon.) An ancient wormhole in sand, preserved in the rocks. Dana. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. growing or living or burrowing in sand. arenicolous worms [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ , n. A sort of sweet wine. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Conic. ] A combining form, meaning somewhat resembling a cone; as, conico-cylindrical, resembling a cone and a cylinder; conico-hemispherical; conico-subulate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Conic + -oid. ] (Math.) Same as Conoidal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Euphony. ] (Mus.) A kind of upright piano. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A small, flat, wind instrument of music, in which the notes are produced by the vibration of free metallic reeds; it is now called the harmonica. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ L. ignis fire + colere to worship. ] A worshiper of fire. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; peaceful, fr. &unr_; peace. ] A proposition or device for securing peace, especially in the church. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Iso- + nicotine. ] (Chem.) A crystalline, nitrogenous base, C10H14N2, isomeric with nicotine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) (a) Pertaining to, or derived from, isonicotine. (b) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid isomeric with nicotinic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Tubular large noodles that are usually stuffed with mild cheese and baked in tomato sauce; -- a type of Italian pasta; also a dish of such noodles thus prepared. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. Pertaining to, connected with, or dependent upon, both mechanics and chemistry; -- said especially of those sciences which treat of such phenomena as seem to depend on the laws both of mechanics and chemistry, as electricity and magnetism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Computers) a mid-sized digital computer; at any given point in the development of computer technology, a minicomputer will be faster and have greater capacity than a microcomputer, but will be slower and have less capacity than a mainframe computer. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ So called from Nicolas of Antioch, mentioned in Acts vi. 5. ] (Eccl. Hist.) One of certain corrupt persons in the early church at Ephesus, who are censured in Rev. ii. 6, 15. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. nicotiane; -- so called from Nicot, who introduced it into France, a. d. 1560. ] Tobacco. [ R. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or derived from, tobacco. [ R. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. [ NL. See Nicotian. ] (Bot.) A genus of American and Asiatic solanaceous herbs, with viscid foliage and funnel-shaped blossoms. Several species yield tobacco. See Tobacco. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. nicotianine. See Nicotian. ] (Chem.) A white waxy substance having a hot, bitter taste, extracted from tobacco leaves and called also tobacco camphor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Nicotinic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Nicotine + pyridine. ] (Chem.) A complex, oily, nitrogenous base, isomeric with nicotine, and obtained by the reduction of certain derivatives of the pyridine group. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. nicotine. See Nicotian. ] (Chem.) An alkaloid which is the active principle of tobacco (C10H14N2). It occurs in tobacco plants (Nicotiana tabacum and Nicotiana rusticum) to the extent of 2 to 8%, in combination with malic acid or citric acid. It is a colorless, transparent, oily liquid, having an acrid odor, and an acrid burning taste. It is intensely poisonous. The apparently addictive effects of tobacco smoking have been ascribed largely to the effect of nicotine, and the controlled administration of nicotine on various forms has been used as a technique for assisting efforts to stop the smoking habit. Ure. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, nicotine; nicotic; -- used specifically to designate an acid related to pyridine, obtained by the oxidation of nicotine, and called nicotinic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) An organic acid (C6H5NO2), a carboxylated derivative of pyridine, obtained by the oxidation of nicotine; called also niacin and antipellagra vitamin, and vitamin B₅. Chemically it is 3-pyridinecarboxylic acid. It is a cofactor in several enzymatic reactions, and is used to prevent a pellagra-like disease in dogs. [ MI11 ]
Syn. -- 3-pyridinecarboxylic acid, niacin, antipellagra vitamin. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ Nicotine + -ism. ] (Med.) The morbid condition produced by the excessive use of tobacco. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Omni- + corporeal. ] Comprehending or including all bodies; embracing all substance. [ R. ] Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. See Pan-, and Technic. ] A depository or place where all sorts of manufactured articles are collected for sale. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. phoenicopterus, Gr. foiniko`pteros, i. e., red-feathered; foi^nix, foi`nikos, purple red + ptero`n feather: cf. F. phénicoptère. ] (Zool.) A flamingo. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Phenicopter. ] (Zool.) A genus of birds which includes the flamingoes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. frh`n, freno`s, the midriff, or diaphragm, the heart (as the seat of emotions), the mind. ] (Anat.) A combining form meaning, of or pertaining to the diaphragm, the mind, or the brain; frenic. Stedman. [ PJC ]

n. [ L. plenus full + cornu horn. ] (Zool.) A ruminant having solid horns or antlers, as the deer. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) The narwhal. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Sphagnum + L. colere to inhabit. ] (Bot.) Growing in moss of the genus Sphagnum. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Technological; technical. [ R. ] Dr. J. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Technology. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ a treadmark ] the name of one process used for color cinematography; -- also used attributively. [ trademark ] [ PJC ]

a. [ Uni- + color. ] (Zool.) Having the surface of a uniform color. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. unicorne, F. unicorne, L. unicornis one-horned, having a single horn; unus one + cornu a horn; cf. L. unicornuus a unicorn. See One, and Horn. ] 1. A fabulous animal with one horn; the monoceros; -- often represented in heraldry as a supporter. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A two-horned animal of some unknown kind, so called in the Authorized Version of the Scriptures. [ 1913 Webster ]

Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? Job xxxix. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The unicorn mentioned in the Scripture was probably the urus. See the Note under Reem. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) (a) Any large beetle having a hornlike prominence on the head or prothorax. (b) The larva of a unicorn moth. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Zool.) The kamichi; -- called also unicorn bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Mil.) A howitzer. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Fossil unicorn, or
Fossil unicorn's horn (Med.), a substance formerly of great repute in medicine; -- named from having been supposed to be the bone or the horn of the unicorn. --
Unicorn fish,
Unicorn whale (Zool.), the narwhal. --
Unicorn moth (Zool.), a notodontian moth (Coelodasys unicornis) whose caterpillar has a prominent horn on its back; -- called also unicorn prominent. --
Unicorn root (Bot.), a name of two North American plants, the yellow-flowered colicroot (Aletris farinosa) and the blazing star (Chamaelirium luteum). Both are used in medicine. --
Unicorn shell (Zool.), any one of several species of marine gastropods having a prominent spine on the lip of the shell. Most of them belong to the genera Monoceros and Leucozonia. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Unicorn. ] (Zool.) Having but a single horn; -- said of certain insects. “Unicornous beetles.” Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Uni- + costate. ] (Bot.) Having a single rib or strong nerve running upward from the base; -- said of a leaf. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. [ NL., from L. vagina sheath + colere to inhabit. ] (Zool.) A genus of Infusoria which form minute vaselike or tubular cases in which they dwell. [ 1913 Webster ]