*noch*

n. 1. annual or perennial succulent grasses of warm regions.
Syn. -- genus Echinochloa. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ It. finocchio fennel, LL. fenuclum. See Fennel. ] (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant (Fœniculum dulce) having a somewhat tuberous stem; sweet fennel. The blanched stems are used in France and Italy as a culinary vegetable. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; offspring + &unr_; to separate. ] (a) Separation of the sexes in different individuals; -- opposed to hermaphroditism. (b) In ontogony, differentiation of male and female individuals from embryos having the same rudimentary sexual organs. (c) In phylogeny, the evolution of distinct sexes in species previously hermaphrodite or sexless. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + chro`a skin, body. ] (Zool.) A division of Hydroidea including the hydra. See Hydra. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Melanochroic. ] (Ethnol.) A group of the human race, including the dark whites. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. melana`chroos; me`las, -anos, black + chroa` color. ] Having a dark complexion; of or pertaining to the Melanochroi. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Melanochroic. ] (Min.) A mineral of a red, or brownish or yellowish red color. It is a chromate of lead; -- called also phoenicocroite. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Mono- + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, cloak: cf. F. monochlamydé. ] (Bot.) Having a single floral envelope, that is, a calyx without a corolla, or, possibly, in rare cases, a corolla without a calyx. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. monochordon, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; with but one string; &unr_; only, single + &unr_; string: cf. F. monocorde. See Chord, and cf. Mainchord. ] (Mus.) An instrument for experimenting upon the mathematical relations of musical sounds. It consists of a single string stretched between two bridges, one or both of which are movable, and which stand upon a graduated rule for the purpose of readily changing and measuring the length of the part of the string between them. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. monochromatique. See Monochrome. ] Consisting of one color, or presenting rays of light of one color only. [ 1913 Webster ]

Monochromatic lamp (Opt.), a lamp whose flame yields rays of some one homogenous light. It is of great importance in optical experiments. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; of one color; mo`nos single + &unr_; color: cf. F. monochrome. ] A painting or drawing in a single color; a picture made with a single color. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Made, or done, with a single color; as, a monochromic picture. Called also, monochromatic and monochrome. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. The art of painting or drawing in monochrome. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Mono- + Gr. &unr_; time. ] Existing at the same time; contemporaneous. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. A game at cards, played with forty-eight cards, being all the cards above the eight spots in two packs. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. A game at cards, played with forty-eight cards, being all the cards above the eight spots in two packs. [ Also spelled penuchle. ] [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid consisting of platinous chloride and hydrochloric acid, called platinochloric acid, or chloroplatinous, acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A double chloride of platinum and some other metal or radical; a salt of platinochloric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a holding together. See Synechia. ] (Med.) See Synochus. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to synocha; like synocha. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]