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Chthonian
Chthonian Chtho"ni*an, a. [Gr. ? in or under the earth, fr. ?,
?, earth.]
Designating, or pertaining to, gods or spirits of the
underworld; esp., relating to the underworld gods of the
Greeks, whose worship is widely considered as more primitive
in form than that of the Olympian gods. The characteristics
of chthonian worship are propitiatory and magical rites and
generalized or euphemistic names of the deities, which are
supposed to have been primarily ghosts.
cinchoniaCinchonine Cin"cho*nine, n. [From Cinchona: cf. F.
cinchonine.] (Chem.)
One of the quinine group of alkaloids isomeric with and
resembling cinchonidine; -- called also cinchonia. Dysphonia
Dysphonia Dys*pho"ni*a, Dysphony Dys"pho*ny, n. [NL.
dysphonia, Gr. ?; ? ill, hard + ? sound, voice: cf. F.
dysphonie.] (Med.)
A difficulty in producing vocal sounds; enfeebled or depraved
voice.
EuphoniadEuphoniad Eu*pho"ni*ad, n. [See Euphony.] (Mus.)
An instrument in which are combined the characteristic tones
of the organ and various other instruments. [R.] Ithonia phonoPhono Phono, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A South American butterfly (Ithonia phono) having nearly
transparent wings. Macrosiphonia longifloraFlannel flower Flan"nel flow`er (Bot.)
(a) The common mullein.
(b) A Brazilian apocynaceous vine (Macrosiphonia
longiflora) having woolly leaves.
(c) An umbelliferous Australian flower (Actinotus
helianthi), often erroneously thought to be composite.
The involucre looks as if cut out of white flannel. MahoniaMahonia Ma*ho"ni*a, n. [Named after Bernard McMahon.] (Bot.)
The Oregon grape, a species of barberry (Berberis
Aquifolium), often cultivated for its hollylike foliage. SiphoniaSiphonium Si*pho"ni*um, n.; pl. Siphonia. [NL., from Gr.
????, dim. of ????. See Siphon.] (Anat.)
A bony tube which, in some birds, connects the tympanium with
the air chambers of the articular piece of the mandible. SiphoniaSiphonia Si*pho"ni*a, n. [NL.] (Bot.)
A former name for a euphorbiaceous genus (Hevea) of South
American trees, the principal source of caoutchouc. Siphonia elasticaCaoutchouc Caout"chouc, n. [F. caoutchouc, from the South
American name.]
A tenacious, elastic, gummy substance obtained from the milky
sap of several plants of tropical South America (esp. the
euphorbiaceous tree Siphonia elastica or Hevea
caoutchouc), Asia, and Africa. Being impermeable to liquids
and gases, and not readly affected by exposure to air, acids,
and alkalies, it is used, especially when vulcanized, for
many purposes in the arts and in manufactures. Also called
India rubber (because it was first brought from India, and
was formerly used chiefly for erasing pencil marks) and gum
elastic. See Vulcanization.
Mineral caoutchouc. See under Mineral. SiphoniataSiphonata Si`pho*na"ta, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.)
A tribe of bivalve mollusks in which the posterior mantle
border is prolonged into two tubes or siphons. Called also
Siphoniata. See Siphon, 2
(a), and Quahaug. SiphoniataSiphoniata Si*pho`ni*a"ta, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.)
Same as Siphonata. Trophonian
Trophonian Tro*pho"ni*an, a. [L. Trophonianus, fr. Trophonius,
Gr. ?, a Grecian architect, fabled to have been the builder
of the first temple of Apollo at Delphi. He was worshiped
after death, and had a celebrated oracle in a cave in
B[oe]otia.]
Of or pertaining to Trophonius, his architecture, or his cave
and oracle.
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