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Abdicant
Abdicant Ab"di*cant, a. [L. abdicans, p. pr. of abdicare.]
Abdicating; renouncing; -- followed by of.
Monks abdicant of their orders. --Whitlock.
Abdicant
Abdicant Ab"di*cant, n.
One who abdicates. --Smart.
Candicant
Candicant Can"di*cant, a. [L. candicans, p. pr. of candicare
to be whitish.]
Growing white. [Obs.]
Claudicant
Claudicant Clau"di*cant, a. [L. claudicans, p. pr. of
claudicare to limp, fr. claudus lame.]
Limping. [R.]
Contraindicant
Contraindicant Con"tra*in"di*cant, n. (Med.)
Something, as a symptom, indicating that the usual mode of
treatment is not to be followed. --Burke.
Dijudicant
Dijudicant Di*ju"di*cant, n. [L. dijudicans, p. pr.]
One who dijudicates. [R.] --Wood.
IndicanIndican In"di*can, n. [See Indigo.]
1. (Chem.) A glucoside obtained from woad (indigo plant) and
other plants, as a yellow or light brown sirup. It has a
nauseous bitter taste, a decomposes or drying. By the
action of acids, ferments, etc., it breaks down into sugar
and indigo. It is the source of natural indigo.
2. (Physiol. Chem.) An indigo-forming substance, found in
urine, and other animal fluids, and convertible into red
and blue indigo (urrhodin and uroglaucin). Chemically, it
is indoxyl sulphate of potash, C8H6NSO4K, and is derived
from the indol formed in the alimentary canal. Called also
uroxanthin. IndicantIndicant In"di*cant, a. [L. indicans, p. pr. indicare. See
Indicate.]
Serving to point out, as a remedy; indicating. Indicant
Indicant In"di*cant, n.
That which indicates or points out; as, an indicant of the
remedy for a disease.
Mendicancy
Mendicancy Men"di*can*cy, n.
The condition of being mendicant; beggary; begging. --Burke.
MendicantMendicant Men"di*cant, a. [L. mendicans, -antis, p. pr. of
mendicare to beg, fr. mendicus beggar, indigent.]
Practicing beggary; begging; living on alms; as, mendicant
friars.
Mendicant orders (R. C. Ch.), certain monastic orders which
are forbidden to acquire landed property and are required
to be supported by alms, esp. the Franciscans, the
Dominicans, the Carmelites, and the Augustinians. Mendicant
Mendicant Men"di*cant, n.
A beggar; esp., one who makes a business of begging;
specifically, a begging friar.
Mendicant ordersMendicant Men"di*cant, a. [L. mendicans, -antis, p. pr. of
mendicare to beg, fr. mendicus beggar, indigent.]
Practicing beggary; begging; living on alms; as, mendicant
friars.
Mendicant orders (R. C. Ch.), certain monastic orders which
are forbidden to acquire landed property and are required
to be supported by alms, esp. the Franciscans, the
Dominicans, the Carmelites, and the Augustinians. Mordicancy
Mordicancy Mor"di*can*cy, n.
A biting quality; corrosiveness. [R.] --Evelyn.
Mordicant
Mordicant Mor"di*cant, a. [L. mordicans, p. pr. of mordicare
to bite, fr. mordere: cf. F. mordicant.]
Biting; acrid; as, the mordicant quality of a body. [R.]
--Boyle.
P PurdicanusYacca Yac"ca (y[a^]k"k[.a]), n. (Bot.)
A West Indian name for two large timber trees (Podocarpus
coriaceus, and P. Purdicanus) of the Yew family. The wood,
which is much used, is pale brownish with darker streaks. PredicantPredicant Pred"i*cant, a. [L. praedicans, -antis, p. pr. of
praedicare. See Predicate.]
Predicating; affirming; declaring; proclaiming; hence;
preaching. ``The Roman predicant orders.' --N. Brit. Rev. Predicant
Predicant Pred"i*cant, n.
One who predicates, affirms, or proclaims; specifically, a
preaching friar; a Dominican.
predicantBlack friar Black" fri`ar (Eccl.)
A friar of the Dominican order; -- called also predicant
and preaching friar; in France, Jacobin. Also, sometimes,
a Benedictine. Prejudicant
Prejudicant Pre*ju"di*cant, a. [L. praejudicans, p. pr.]
Influenced by prejudice; biased. [R.] `` With not too hasty
and prejudicant ears.' --Milton.
RadicantRadicant Rad"i*cant, a. [L. radicans, p. pr.: cf. F. radicant.
See Radicate, a.] (Bot.)
Taking root on, or above, the ground; rooting from the stem,
as the trumpet creeper and the ivy. Vitis candicansMustang Mus"tang, n. [Sp. muste[~n]o belonging to the
graziers, strayed, wild.] (Zo["o]l.)
The half-wild horse of the plains in Mexico, California, etc.
It is small, hardy, and easily sustained.
Mustard grape (Bot.), a species of grape (Vitis
candicans), native in Arkansas and Texas. The berries are
small, light-colored, with an acid skin and a sweet pulp. Woodwardia radicansWoodwardia Wood*war"di*a, n. [NL. After Thomas J. Woodward, an
English botanist.] (Bot.)
A genus of ferns, one species of which (Woodwardia
radicans) is a showy plant in California, the Azores, etc.
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