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a. [ L. aurum gold. ] 1. Of or pertaining to gold. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, gold; -- said of those compounds of gold in which this element has its higher valence; as, auric oxide; auric chloride. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. aurichalcum, for orichalcum brass. ] (Zool.) Brass-colored. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Aurichalceous. ] (Min.) A hydrous carbonate of copper and zinc, found in pale green or blue crystalline aggregations. It yields a kind of brass on reduction. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. auricula, dim. of auris ear. See Ear. ] 1. (Anat.) (a) The external ear, or that part of the ear which is prominent from the head. (b) The chamber, or one of the two chambers, of the heart, by which the blood is received and transmitted to the ventricle or ventricles; -- so called from its resemblance to the auricle or external ear of some quadrupeds. See Heart. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) An angular or ear-shaped lobe. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An instrument applied to the ears to give aid in hearing; a kind of ear trumpet. Mansfield. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having ear-shaped appendages or lobes; auriculate; as, auricled leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. L. Auriculæ E. Auriculas [ L. auricula. See Auricle. ] 1. (Bot.) (a) A species of Primula, or primrose, called also, from the shape of its leaves, bear's-ear. (b) (b) A species of Hirneola (Hirneola auricula), a membranaceous fungus, called also auricula Judæ, or Jew's-ear. P. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) (a) A genus of air-breathing mollusks mostly found near the sea, where the water is brackish. (b) One of the five arched processes of the shell around the jaws of a sea urchin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. auricularis: cf. F. auriculaire. See Auricle. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the ear, or to the sense of hearing; as, auricular nerves. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Told in the ear, i. e., told privately; as, auricular confession to the priest. [ 1913 Webster ]

This next chapter is a penitent confession of the king, and the strangest . . . that ever was auricular. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Recognized by the ear; known by the sense of hearing; as, auricular evidence. “Auricular assurance.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Received by the ear; known by report. “Auricular traditions.” Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Anat.) Pertaining to the auricles of the heart. [ 1913 Webster ]

Auricular finger, the little finger; so called because it can be readily introduced into the ear passage. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ Neut. pl., fr. LL. auricularis. ] (Zool.) A kind of holothurian larva, with soft, blunt appendages. See Illustration in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an auricular manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. (Zool.) A circle of feathers surrounding the opening of the ear of birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ See Auricle. ] (Biol.) Having ears or appendages like ears; eared. Esp.: (a) (Bot.) Having lobes or appendages like the ear; shaped like the ear; auricled. (b) (Zool.) Having an angular projection on one or both sides, as in certain bivalve shells, the foot of some gastropods, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Auriculate leaf, one having small appended leaves or lobes on each side of its petiole or base. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. (Med.) relating to or affecting the atria and ventricles of the heart.
Syn. -- atrioventricular. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

(Chem.) A white, crystalline substance, CH2(CO.NH)2.CO, derived from alloxantin, also from malonic acid and urea, and regarded as a substituted urea. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + auriculate. ] 1. (Anat.) Having two auricles, as the heart of mammals, birds, and reptiles. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot. & Zool.) Having two earlike projections at its base, as a leaf. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cyanic + uric: Cf. F. cyanurique. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, cyanic and uric acids. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Chem.), an organic acid, C3O3N3H3, first obtained by heating uric acid or urea, and called pyrouric acid; afterwards obtained from isocyanic acid. It is a white crystalline substance, odorless and almost tasteless; -- called also tricarbimide. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. di- + sulphuric. ] (Chem.) Applied to an acid having in each molecule two atoms of sulphur in the higher state of oxidation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Disulphuric acid, a thick oily liquid, H2S2O7, called also Nordhausen acid (from Nordhausen in the Harts, where it was originally manufactured), fuming sulphuric acid, and especially pyrosulphuric acid. See under Pyrosulphuric. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. dys-: cf. F. dysurique. ] Pertaining to, or afflicted with, dysury.

pos>a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, ethyl and sulphuric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ethylsulphuric acid (Chem.), an acid sulphate of ethyl, H.C2H5.SO4, produced as a thick liquid by the action of sulphiric acid on alcohol. It appears to be the active catalytic agent in the process of etherification. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Fulminic + cyanuric. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to fulminic and cyanuric acids, and designating an acid so called. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fulminuric acid (Chem.), a white, crystalline, explosive substance, H3C3N3O3, forming well known salts, and obtained from the fulminates. It is isomeric with cyanuric acid, and hence is also called isocyanuric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Glycol + uric. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, glycol and urea; as, glycoluric acid, which is called also hydantoic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. "i`ppos horse + o"y`ron urine: cf. F. hippurique. ] (Physiol. Chem.) Obtained from the urine of horses; as, hippuric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hippuric acid, a white crystalline substance, containing nitrogen, present in the urine of herbivorous animals, and in small quantity in human urine. By the action of acids, it is decomposed into benzoic acid and glycocoll. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Hydro-, 2 + sulphuric. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, hydrogen and sulphur; as, hydrosulphuric acid, a designation applied to the solution of hydrogen sulphide in water. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Hydro-, 2 + telluric. ] (Chem.) Formed by hydrogen and tellurium; as, hydrotelluric acid, or hydrogen telluride. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. hypo- + sulphuric. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, sulphur in a lower state of oxidation than in the sulphuric compounds; as, hyposulphuric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hyposulphuric acid, an acid, H2S2O6, obtained by the action of manganese dioxide on sulphur dioxide, and known only in a watery solution and in its salts; -- called also dithionic acid. See Dithionic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Igasurine. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, nux vomica or St. Ignatius's bean; as, igasuric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Between the auricles; as, the interauricular partition of the heart. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Iso- + cyanuric. ] (Chem.) Designating, or pertaining to, an acid isomeric with cyanuric acid, and called also fulminuric acid. See under Fulminuric. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Iso- + uric. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid, isomeric with uric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Formed by transposition of the letters of allantoin and -uric. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous organic acid of the uric acid group, obtained by the decomposition of allantoin, and usually called allanturic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Pertaining to, or derived from, the European bay or laurel (Laurus nobilis). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pertaining to or combined with lauric acid, the 12-carbon member of the fatty acid series; combined with the acyl group of lauric acid. [ PJC ]

(Chem.), a white, crystalline substance, CH3.(CH2)10.COOH, resembling palmitic acid, and obtained from the fruit of the bay tree, and various other vegetable sources. The sodium salt (sodium lauryl sulfate) is used as a detergent. Syn. -- dodecanoic acid, laurostearic acid, dodecoic acid. [ 1913 Webster + PJC ]

a. [ Leuco- + allantoic + uric. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous organic substance of the uric acid group, called leucoturic acid or oxalantin. See Oxalantin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Melam + urea. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid obtained by decomposition of melam, or of urea, as a white crystalline powder; -- called also melanurenic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing mercury; -- said of those compounds of mercury into which this element enters in its lowest proportion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mercuric chloride, corrosive sublimate. See mercury bichloride and Corrosive. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. muricatus, fr. murex a pointed rock or stone. ] Formed with sharp points; full of sharp points or of pickles; covered, or roughened, as a surface, with sharp points or excrescences. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Murex + -oid. ] (Zool.) Like, or pertaining to, the genus Murex, or family Muricidae. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Minutely muricate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A nurse. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Oxalyl + urea. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid related to the ureids, and obtained from parabanic acid as a white silky crystalline substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Pleural. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. purpurique. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Med.) Of or pertaining to purpura. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) Pertaining to or designating, a nitrogenous acid contained in uric acid. It is not known in the pure state, but forms well-known purple-red compounds (as murexide), whence its name. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Purpuric acid was formerly used to designate murexan. See Murexan. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pyro- + -sulphuric. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid called also disulphuric acid) obtained by distillation of certain sulphates, as a colorless, thick, oily liquid, H2S2O7 resembling sulphuric acid. It is used in the solution of indigo, in the manufacture of alizarin, and in dehydration. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pyro- + uric. ] (Old Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid now called cyanuric acid. See Cyanuric. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Same as Pyroüric. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ruricola; rus, ruris, the country + colere to inhabit. ] An inhabitant of the country. [ R. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the somatopleure. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid amide, analogous to succinamic acid, which is obtained as a white crystalline substance by heating urea with succinic anhydride. It is known also in its salts. [ 1913 Webster ]