n. [ From Cerebrum. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A nonphosphorized, nitrogenous substance, obtained from brain and nerve tissue by extraction with boiling alcohol. It is uncertain whether it exists as such in nerve tissue, or is a product of the decomposition of some more complex substance. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ A false translation of the Skr. mūrdhanya, lit., head-sounds. ] One of a class of lingual consonants in the East Indian languages. See Lingual, n. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Prof. W. D. Whitney calls these letters linguals, and this is their usual designation in the United States. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. cerebrum brain; akin to Gr.
Cerebral apoplexy.
n. (Philos.) The doctrine or theory that psychical phenomena are functions or products of the brain only. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who accepts cerebralism. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ A false translation of the Skr. mūrdhanya, lit., head-sounds. ] One of a class of lingual consonants in the East Indian languages. See Lingual, n. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Prof. W. D. Whitney calls these letters linguals, and this is their usual designation in the United States. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. cerebrum brain; akin to Gr.
Cerebral apoplexy.
n. (Philos.) The doctrine or theory that psychical phenomena are functions or products of the brain only. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who accepts cerebralism. [ 1913 Webster ]