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(n)a sweet colorless, viscous, hygroscopic liquid used as an antifreeze and in brake fluid and also as a humectant in cosmetics and personal care items although it can be absorbed through the skin with harmful effects, Syn.propanediol
{ } n. [ L. aeolipilae; Aeolus god of the winds + pila a ball, or Gr. &unr_; gate (i. e., doorway of Æolus); cf. F. éolipyle. ] An apparatus consisting chiefly of a closed vessel (as a globe or cylinder) with one or more projecting bent tubes, through which steam is made to pass from the vessel, causing it to revolve. [ Written also eolipile. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Such an apparatus was first described by Hero of Alexandria about 200 years b. c. It has often been called the first steam engine. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Micro- + Gr. &unr_; gate, orifice: cf. F. micropyle. ] (Biol.) (a) An opening in the membranes surrounding the ovum, by which nutrition is assisted and the entrance of the spermatozoa permitted. (b) An opening in the outer coat of a seed, through which the fecundating pollen enters the ovule. -- Mi*crop"y*lar a. [1913 Webster]
n. [ Cf. F. propylène. ] (Chem.) A colorless gaseous hydrocarbon (C3H6) of the ethylene series, having a garlic odor. It occurs in coal gas, and is produced artificially in various ways. Called also propene. [ 1913 Webster ]