*roch*

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'amfi` + trocho`s a wheel. ] (Zool.) A kind of annelid larva having both a dorsal and a ventral circle of special cilia. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Anat.) An articular surface on the ilium of birds against which the great trochanter of the femur plays. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. ] (Med.) Chondritis of a joint. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. the branch of science involving astronomy and chemistry which studies the chemical composition, chemical reactions, and evolution of matter in outer space. -- as`tro*chem"ic*al a. -- as`tro*chem"ic*al*ly adv. [ PJC ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; a circle. ] (Zool.) A kind of chætopod larva in which no circles of cilia are developed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Aurum + chloride. ] (Chem.) The trichloride of gold combination with the chloride of another metal, forming a double chloride; -- called also chloraurate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ G. auerochs, OHG. ūrohso; ūr (cf. AS. ūr) + ohso ox, G. ochs. Cf. Owre, Ox. ] (Zool.) The European bison (Bison bonasus, or Bison Europæus), once widely distributed, but now nearly extinct, except where protected in the Lithuanian forests, and perhaps in the Caucasus. It is distinct from the Urus of Cæsar, with which it has often been confused. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Brochant de Villiers, a French mineralogist. ] (Min.) A basic sulphate of copper, occurring in emerald-green crystals. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. [ F. ] 1. Woven with a figure; as, broché goods. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Stitched; -- said of a book with no cover or only a paper one. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ F. ] See Broach, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., dim. of broche. See Broach, n. ] (Cookery) A small spit or skewer. [ 1913 Webster ]

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En bro`chette" ety>[F.], on a brochette; skewered. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

‖n. [ F., fr. brocher to stitch. See Broach, v. t. ] A printed and stitched book containing only a few leaves; a pamphlet; a single sheet folded to make four pages. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ OF. carrache, F. carrose from It. carrocio, carrozza, fr. carro, L. carus. See Car. ] A kind of pleasure carriage; a coach. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

To mount two-wheeled caroches. Butler. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Placed in a caroche. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Beggary rides caroched. Massenger. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. kefalh` head + &unr_; wheel. ] (Zool.) A kind of annelid larva with a circle of cilia around the head. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. croche, equiv. to F. crochet, croc, hook. See Crotchet, Crook. ] A little bud or knob at the top of a deer's antler. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. crochet small hook. See Croche. ] A kind of knitting done by means of a hooked needle, with worsted, silk, or cotton; crochet work. Commonly used adjectively. [ 1913 Webster ]

Crochet hook,
Crochet needle, a small hook, or a hooked needle (often of bone), used in crochet work. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Crocheted p. pr. & vb. n. Crocheting ] To knit with a crochet needle or hook; as, to crochet a shawl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. something created by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle.
Syn. -- crochet. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. creating a garment of needlework. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Pros.) Containing two trochees. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ditrochaeus, Gr. &unr_;; di- = di`s- twice + &unr_; trochee. ] (Pros.) A double trochee; a foot made up of two trochees. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or consisting of, entrochites, or the joints of encrinites; -- used of a kind of stone or marble. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. en- + Gr. &unr_; wheel. ] (Paleon.) A fossil joint of a crinoid stem. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Epi-, and Trochlea. ] (Anat.) A projection on the outer side of the distal end of the humerus; the external condyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Relating to the epitrochlea. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. epi- + Gr. &unr_; wheel + -oid. ] (Geom.) A kind of curve. See Epicycloid, any Trochoid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zoöl.) Having, or subject to, erythrochroism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'eryqro`s red + &unr_; color. ] (Zoöl.) An unusual redness, esp. in the plumage of birds, or hair of mammals, independently of age, sex, or season. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Beyond the limits of a parish. -- Ex`tra*pa*ro"chi*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

a. [ L. fibra a fiber + gr. cho`ndros cartilage + 'oste`on bone. ] (Anat.) Partly fibrous, partly cartilaginous, and partly osseous. St. George Mivart. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Any of various fluorescent substances used in fluorescence microscopy to stain specimens. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, stomach + &unr_; a wheel. ] (Zool.) A form of annelid larva having cilia on the ventral side. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Hetero- + Gr. &unr_; color. ] (Bot.) Having the central florets of a flower head of a different color from those of the circumference.

{ } n. [ Gr. &unr_; of different times; &unr_; other + &unr_; time. ] (Biol.) In evolution, a deviation from the typical sequence in the formation of organs or parts. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

a. [ Hydro-, 2 + chloric: cf. F. hydrochlorique. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or compounded of, chlorine and hydrogen gas; as, hydrochloric acid; chlorhydric. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hydrochloric acid (Chem.), hydrogen chloride; a colorless, corrosive gas, HCl, of pungent, suffocating odor. It is made in great quantities in the soda process, by the action of sulphuric acid on common salt. It has a great affinity for water, and the commercial article is a strong solution of the gas in water. It is a typical acid, and is an indispensable agent in commercial and general chemical work. Called also muriatic acid and chlorhydric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A compound of hydrochloric acid with a base; -- distinguished from a chloride, where only chlorine unites with the base. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. hypo- + trochoid. ] (Geom.) A curve, traced by a point in the radius, or radius produced, of a circle which rolls upon the concave side of a fixed circle. See Hypocycloid, Epicycloid, and Trochoid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to iatrochemistry, or to the iatrochemists. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; physician + E. chemist. ] A physician who explained or treated diseases upon chemical principles; one who practiced iatrochemistry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Chemistry applied to, or used in, medicine; -- used especially with reference to the doctrines in the school of physicians in Flanders, in the 17th century, who held that health depends upon the proper chemical relations of the fluids of the body, and who endeavored to explain the conditions of health or disease by chemical principles. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Infra + trochlear. ] (Anat.) Below a trochlea, or pulley; -- applied esp. to one of the subdivisions of the trigeminal nerve.

a. (Anat.) Between the trochanters of the femur. [ 1913 Webster ]

peop. n. A genus of giant crabs of Japan.
Syn. -- genus Macrocheira. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. makro`s long + &unr_; hand. ] (Zool.) A division of birds including the swifts and humming birds. So called from the length of the distal part of the wing. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Meso- + Gr. &unr_; anything round, a hoop. ] (Zool.) Having the middle of the body surrounded by bands of cilia; -- said of the larvae of certain marine annelids. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; color. ] An instrument for measuring colors. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to microchemistry; as, a micro-chemical test. [ 1913 Webster ]