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AEthrioscope
AEthrioscope [AE]"thri*o*scope, n. [Gr. ? clear + ? to
observe.]
An instrument consisting in part of a differential
thermometer. It is used for measuring changes of temperature
produced by different conditions of the sky, as when clear or
clouded.
Angioscope
Angioscope An"gi*o*scope ([a^]n"j[i^]*[-o]*sk[=o]p), n.
[Angio- + -scope.]
An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals
and plants. --Morin.
Bacterioscopic
Bacterioscopic Bac*te`ri*o*scop"ic, a. (Biol.)
Relating to bacterioscopy; as, a bacterioscopic examination.
Bacterioscopist
Bacterioscopist Bac*te`ri*os"co*pist, n. (Biol.)
One skilled in bacterioscopic examinations.
Bacterioscopy
Bacterioscopy Bac*te`ri*os"co*py (-[o^]s"k[-o]*p[y^]), n.
[Bacterium + -scopy ] (Biol.)
The application of a knowledge of bacteria for their
detection and identification, as in the examination of
polluted water.
bioscopeCinematograph Cin`e*mat"o*graph, n. [Gr. ?, ?, motion +
-graph.]
1. A machine, combining magic lantern and kinetoscope
features, for projecting on a screen a series of pictures,
moved rapidly (25 to 50 a second) and intermittently
before an objective lens, and producing by persistence of
vision the illusion of continuous motion; a moving-picture
machine; also, any of several other machines or devices
producing moving pictorial effects. Other common names for
the cinematograph are animatograph, biograph,
bioscope, electrograph, electroscope,
kinematograph, kinetoscope, veriscope, vitagraph,
vitascope, zo["o]gyroscope, zo["o]praxiscope, etc. Cranioscopist
Cranioscopist Cra`ni*os"co*pist (kr?`n?-?s"k?-p?st), n.
One skilled in, or who practices, cranioscopy.
It was found of equal dimension in a literary man whose
skull puzzied the cranioscopists. --Coleridge.
Cranioscopy
Cranioscopy Cra`ni*os"co*py (-p?), n. [Cranium + -scopy.]
Scientific examination of the cranium.
DioscoreaYam Yam (y[a^]m), n. [Pg. inhame, probably from some native
name.] (Bot.)
A large, esculent, farinaceous tuber of various climbing
plants of the genus Dioscorea; also, the plants themselves.
Mostly natives of warm climates. The plants have
netted-veined, petioled leaves, and pods with three broad
wings. The commonest species is D. sativa, but several
others are cultivated.
Chinese yam, a plant (Dioscorea Batatas) with a long and
slender tuber, hardier than most of the other species.
Wild yam.
(a) A common plant (Dioscorea villosa) of the Eastern
United States, having a hard and knotty rootstock.
(b) An orchidaceous plant (Gastrodia sesamoides) of
Australia and Tasmania. DioscoreaDioscorea Di`os*co"re*a, n. [NL. Named after Dioscorides the
Greek physician.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants. See Yam. Dioscorea BatatasYam Yam (y[a^]m), n. [Pg. inhame, probably from some native
name.] (Bot.)
A large, esculent, farinaceous tuber of various climbing
plants of the genus Dioscorea; also, the plants themselves.
Mostly natives of warm climates. The plants have
netted-veined, petioled leaves, and pods with three broad
wings. The commonest species is D. sativa, but several
others are cultivated.
Chinese yam, a plant (Dioscorea Batatas) with a long and
slender tuber, hardier than most of the other species.
Wild yam.
(a) A common plant (Dioscorea villosa) of the Eastern
United States, having a hard and knotty rootstock.
(b) An orchidaceous plant (Gastrodia sesamoides) of
Australia and Tasmania. Dioscorea villosaYam Yam (y[a^]m), n. [Pg. inhame, probably from some native
name.] (Bot.)
A large, esculent, farinaceous tuber of various climbing
plants of the genus Dioscorea; also, the plants themselves.
Mostly natives of warm climates. The plants have
netted-veined, petioled leaves, and pods with three broad
wings. The commonest species is D. sativa, but several
others are cultivated.
Chinese yam, a plant (Dioscorea Batatas) with a long and
slender tuber, hardier than most of the other species.
Wild yam.
(a) A common plant (Dioscorea villosa) of the Eastern
United States, having a hard and knotty rootstock.
(b) An orchidaceous plant (Gastrodia sesamoides) of
Australia and Tasmania. Ebullioscope
Ebullioscope E*bul"li*o*scope, n. [L. ebullire to boil up +
-scope.] (Phys. Chem.)
An instrument for observing the boiling point of liquids,
especially for determining the alcoholic strength of a
mixture by the temperature at which it boils.
Electro-bioscopy
Electro-bioscopy E*lec`tro-bi*os"co*py, n. [Electro- + Gr. ?
life + -scopy.] (Biol.)
A method of determining the presence or absence of life in an
animal organism with a current of electricity, by noting the
presence or absence of muscular contraction.
Euphorbia HelioscopiaWartwort Wart"wort`, n. (Bot.)
A name given to several plants because they were thought to
be a cure for warts, as a kind of spurge (Euphorbia
Helioscopia), and the nipplewort (Lampsana communis). Euphorbia HelioscopiaTurnsole Turn"sole`, n. [F. tournesol, It. tornasole; tornare
to turn (LL. tornare) + sole the sun, L. sol. See Turn,
Solar, a., and cf. Heliotrope.] [Written also turnsol.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Heliotropium; heliotrope; -- so
named because its flowers are supposed to turn toward
the sun.
(b) The sunflower.
(c) A kind of spurge (Euphorbia Helioscopia).
(d) The euphorbiaceous plant Chrozophora tinctoria.
2. (Chem.)
(a) Litmus. [Obs.]
(b) A purple dye obtained from the plant turnsole. See
def. 1
(d) . Hagioscope
Hagioscope Ha"gi*o*scope`, n. [Gr. ? sacred + -scope.]
An opening made in the interior walls of a cruciform church
to afford a view of the altar to those in the transepts; --
called, in architecture, a squint. --Hook.
IridioscopeIridioscope I*rid"i*o*scope, n. [See Iris, and -scope.]
A kind of ophthalmoscope. Myrioscope
Myrioscope Myr"i*o*scope, n. [Gr. ? numberless + -scope.]
A form of kaleidoscope.
Pluvioscope
Pluvioscope Plu"vi*o*scope, n. [L. pluvia rain + -scope.]
A rain gauge.
RadioscopicRadioscopy Ra`di*os"co*py, n. [Radio- + -scopy.]
Direct observation of objects opaque to light by means of
some other form of radiant energy, as the R["o]ntgen rays. --
Ra`di*o*scop"ic, *scop"ic*al, a. RadioscopyRadioscopy Ra`di*os"co*py, n. [Radio- + -scopy.]
Direct observation of objects opaque to light by means of
some other form of radiant energy, as the R["o]ntgen rays. --
Ra`di*o*scop"ic, *scop"ic*al, a.
Meaning of IOSCO from wikipedia
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Iosco or
IOSCO may
refer to:
International Organization of
Securities Commissions Iosco County,
Michigan Iosco Township,
Michigan Iosco Township, Minnesota...
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International Organization of
Securities Commissions (
IOSCO) is an ****ociation of
organizations that
regulate the world's
securities and ****ures markets...
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Iosco County (/aɪˈɒskoʊ/ eye-OSS-koh) is a
county in the U.S.
state of Michigan; its
eastern border is
formed by Lake Huron. As of the 2020 census, its...
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Iosco Township is a
civil township of
Livingston County in the U.S.
state of Michigan. The po****tion was 3,870 at the 2020 census, up from 3,801 at the...
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Plainfield Township is a
civil township of
Iosco County in the U.S.
state of Michigan. The po****tion was 3,350 at the 2020 census, down from 3,799 at...
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Iosco (Official
number 100484) was a
Great Lakes freighter that
served on the
Great Lakes from her
construction in 1891 to her
foundering on September...
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Grant Township is a
civil township of
Iosco County in the U.S.
state of Michigan. At the 2020
census the
township po****tion was 1,528.
According to the...
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Sable Township is a
charter township of
Iosco County in the U.S.
state of Michigan. The po****tion was 2,016 at the 2020 census. Au
Sable is an unincorporated...
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Iosco Township may
refer to:
Iosco Township,
Michigan Iosco Township,
Waseca County,
Minnesota Iosco Township,
Stutsman County,
North Dakota, in Stutsman...
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Baldwin Township is a
civil township of
Iosco County in the U.S.
state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the
township po****tion was 1,614. According...
