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Diprotodon
Diprotodon Di*pro"to*don, n. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ? first
+ ?, ?, tooth.] (Paleon.)
An extinct Quaternary marsupial from Australia, about as
large as the hippopotamus; -- so named because of its two
large front teeth. See Illustration in Appendix.
Polyprotodonta
Polyprotodonta Pol`y*pro`to*don"ta, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
poly`s many + ? first + ?, ?, tooth.] (Zo["o]l.)
A division of marsupials in which there are more fore incisor
teeth in each jaw.
Proto-Proto- Pro"to- [Gr. prw^tos first, a superl. fr. pro` before.
See Pro-.]
1. A combining form prefix signifying first, primary,
primordial; as, protomartyr, the first martyr;
protomorphic, primitive in form; protoplast, a primordial
organism; prototype, protozoan.
2. (Chem.)
(a) Denoting the first or lowest of a series, or the one
having the smallest amount of the element to the name
of which it is prefixed; as protoxide, protochloride,
etc.
(b) Sometimes used as equivalent to mono-, as indicating
that the compound has but one atom of the element to
the name of which it is prefixed. Also used
adjectively. ProtocanonicalProtocanonical Pro`to*ca*non"ic*al, a.
Of or pertaining to the first canon, or that which contains
the authorized collection of the books of Scripture; --
opposed to deutero-canonical. Protocatechuic
Protocatechuic Pro`to*cat`e*chu"ic, a. (Chem.)
Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an organic acid
which is obtained as a white crystalline substance from
catechin, asafetida, oil of cloves, etc., and by distillation
itself yields pyrocatechin.
Protocercal
Protocercal Pro`to*cer"cal, a. [Proto- + Gr. ? the tail.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Having a caudal fin extending around the end of the vertebral
column, like that which is first formed in the embryo of
fishes; diphycercal.
ProtococcusProtococcus Pro`to*coc"cus, n. [NL. See Proto-, and
Coccus.] (Bot.)
A genus of minute unicellular alg[ae] including the red snow
plant (Protococcus nivalis). Protococcus nivalisProtococcus Pro`to*coc"cus, n. [NL. See Proto-, and
Coccus.] (Bot.)
A genus of minute unicellular alg[ae] including the red snow
plant (Protococcus nivalis). Protococcus nivalis Red horse. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any large American red fresh-water sucker, especially
Moxostoma macrolepidotum and allied species.
(b) See the Note under Drumfish.
Red lead.
(Chem) See under Lead, and Minium.
Red-lead ore. (Min.) Same as Crocoite.
Red liquor (Dyeing), a solution consisting essentially of
aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation of
dyestuffs on vegetable fiber; -- so called because used
originally for red dyestuffs. Called also red mordant.
Red maggot (Zo["o]l.), the larva of the wheat midge.
Red manganese. (Min.) Same as Rhodochrosite.
Red man, one of the American Indians; -- so called from his
color.
Red maple (Bot.), a species of maple (Acer rubrum). See
Maple.
Red mite. (Zo["o]l.) See Red spider, below.
Red mulberry (Bot.), an American mulberry of a dark purple
color (Morus rubra).
Red mullet (Zo["o]l.), the surmullet. See Mullet.
Red ocher (Min.), a soft earthy variety of hematite, of a
reddish color.
Red perch (Zo["o]l.), the rosefish.
Red phosphorus. (Chem.) See under Phosphorus.
Red pine (Bot.), an American species of pine (Pinus
resinosa); -- so named from its reddish bark.
Red precipitate. See under Precipitate.
Red Republican (European Politics), originally, one who
maintained extreme republican doctrines in France, --
because a red liberty cap was the badge of the party; an
extreme radical in social reform. [Cant]
Red ribbon, the ribbon of the Order of the Bath in England.
Red sanders. (Bot.) See Sanders.
Red sandstone. (Geol.) See under Sandstone.
Red scale (Zo["o]l.), a scale insect (Aspidiotus
aurantii) very injurious to the orange tree in California
and Australia.
Red silver (Min.), an ore of silver, of a ruby-red or
reddish black color. It includes proustite, or light red
silver, and pyrargyrite, or dark red silver.
Red snapper (Zo["o]l.), a large fish (Lutlanus aya or
Blackfordii) abundant in the Gulf of Mexico and about the
Florida reefs.
Red snow, snow colored by a mocroscopic unicellular alga
(Protococcus nivalis) which produces large patches of
scarlet on the snows of arctic or mountainous regions.
Red softening (Med.) a form of cerebral softening in which
the affected parts are red, -- a condition due either to
infarction or inflammation.
Red spider (Zo["o]l.), a very small web-spinning mite
(Tetranychus telarius) which infests, and often
destroys, plants of various kinds, especially those
cultivated in houses and conservatories. It feeds mostly
on the under side of the leaves, and causes them to turn
yellow and die. The adult insects are usually pale red.
Called also red mite.
Red squirrel (Zo["o]l.), the chickaree.
Red tape, the tape used in public offices for tying up
documents, etc.; hence, official formality and delay. ProtocolProtocol Pro"to*col, n. [F. protocole, LL. protocollum, fr.
Gr. ? the first leaf glued to the rolls of papyrus and the
notarial documents, on which the date was written; prw^tos
the first (see Proto-) + ? glue.]
1. The original copy of any writing, as of a deed, treaty,
dispatch, or other instrument. --Burrill.
2. The minutes, or rough draught, of an instrument or
transaction.
3. (Diplomacy)
(a) A preliminary document upon the basis of which
negotiations are carried on.
(b) A convention not formally ratified.
(c) An agreement of diplomatists indicating the results
reached by them at a particular stage of a
negotiation. Protocol
Protocol Pro"to*col, v. t.
To make a protocol of.
Protocol
Protocol Pro"to*col, v. i.
To make or write protocols, or first draughts; to issue
protocols. --Carlyle.
Protocolist
Protocolist Pro"to*col`ist, n.
One who draughts protocols.
Protoconch
Protoconch Pro"to*conch, n. [Proto- + conch.] (Zo["o]l.)
The embryonic shell, or first chamber, of ammonites and other
cephalopods.
Proto-Doric
Proto-Doric Pro`to-Dor*ic, a. [Proto- + Doric.] (Arch.)
Pertaining to, or designating, architecture, in which the
beginnings of the Doric style are supposed to be found.
Protogine
Protogine Pro"to*gine, n. [Proto- + root of Gr. ? to be born:
cf. F. protogyne.] (Min.)
A kind of granite or gneiss containing a silvery talcose
mineral.
ProtogynousProtogynous Pro*tog"y*nous, a. [Proto + Gr. gynh` a woman.]
(Bot.)
Same as Proterogynous. Protohippus
Protohippus Pro`to*hip"pus, n. [NL., from Gr. ? first + ?
horse.] (Paleon.)
A genus of fossil horses from the Lower Pliocene. They had
three toes on each foot, the lateral ones being small.
ProtomartyrProtomartyr Pro"to*mar`tyr, n. [LL., fr. Gr. ?; ? first + ?
martyr: cf. F. protomartyr. See Proto-, and Martyr.]
The first martyr; the first who suffers, or is sacrificed, in
any cause; -- applied esp. to Stephen, the first Christian
martyr. Protomerite
Protomerite Pro`to*mer"ite, n. [Proto- + -mere + -ite.]
(Zo["o]l.)
The second segment of one of the Gregarin[ae].
ProtometalicProtometals Pro`to*met"als, n. pl.
A finer form of metals, indicated by enhanced lines in their
spark spectra (which are also observed in the spectra of some
stars), obtained at the highest available laboratory
temperatures (--Lockyer); as protocalcium, protochromium,
protocopper, protonickel, protosilicon, protostrontium,
prototitanium, protovanadium. -- Pro`to*me*tal"ic, a. ProtometalsProtometals Pro`to*met"als, n. pl.
A finer form of metals, indicated by enhanced lines in their
spark spectra (which are also observed in the spectra of some
stars), obtained at the highest available laboratory
temperatures (--Lockyer); as protocalcium, protochromium,
protocopper, protonickel, protosilicon, protostrontium,
prototitanium, protovanadium. -- Pro`to*me*tal"ic, a. Protomorphic
Protomorphic Pro`to*mor"phic, a. [Proto- + Gr. ? form.]
(Biol.)
Having the most primitive character; in the earliest form;
as, a protomorphic layer of tissue. --H. Spencer.
ProtonemaProtonema Pro`to*ne"ma, n.; pl. Protonemata. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
first + ?, ?, a thread.] (Bot.)
The primary growth from the spore of a moss, usually
consisting of branching confervoid filaments, on any part of
which stem and leaf buds may be developed. ProtonemataProtonema Pro`to*ne"ma, n.; pl. Protonemata. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
first + ?, ?, a thread.] (Bot.)
The primary growth from the spore of a moss, usually
consisting of branching confervoid filaments, on any part of
which stem and leaf buds may be developed. ProtonotaryProtonotary Pro*ton"o*ta*ry, n.
Same as Prothonotary. Protoorganism
Protoorganism Pro`to*["o]r"gan*ism, n. [Proto- + organism.]
(Biol.)
An organism whose nature is so difficult to determine that it
might be referred to either the animal or the vegetable
kingdom.
Protopapas
Protopapas Pro`to*pap"as, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a chief priest.]
(Gr. Ch.)
A protopope.
ProtophytaProtophyte Pro"to*phyte, n. [Proto- + Gr. ? a plant.] (Bot.)
Any unicellular plant, or plant forming only a plasmodium,
having reproduction only by fission, gemmation, or cell
division.
Note: The protophytes (Protophyta) are by some botanists
considered an independent branch or class of the
vegetable kingdom, and made to include the lowest forms
of both fungi and alg[ae], as slime molds, Bacteria,
the nostocs, etc. Cf. Carpophyte, and O["o]phyte.
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characters used to
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characters used to
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