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Adiaphorism
Adiaphorism Ad`i*aph"o*rism, n.
Religious indifference.
AdiaphoristAdiaphorist Ad`i*aph"o*rist, n. [See Adiaphorous.] (Eccl.
Hist.)
One of the German Protestants who, with Melanchthon, held
some opinions and ceremonies to be indifferent or
nonessential, which Luther condemned as sinful or heretical.
--Murdock. Adiaphoristic
Adiaphoristic Ad`i*aph`o*ris"tic, a.
Pertaining to matters indifferent in faith and practice.
--Shipley.
AdiaphoriteAdiaphorite Ad`i*aph"o*rite, n.
Same as Adiaphorist. Amphoric
Amphoric Am*phor"ic, a. (Med.)
Produced by, or indicating, a cavity in the lungs, not
filled, and giving a sound like that produced by blowing into
an empty decanter; as, amphoric respiration or resonance.
AphorismAphorism Aph"o*rism, n. [F. aphorisme, fr. Gr. ? definition, a
short, pithy sentence, fr. ? to mark off by boundaries, to
define; ? from + ? to separate, part. See Horizon.]
A comprehensive maxim or principle expressed in a few words;
a sharply defined sentence relating to abstract truth rather
than to practical matters.
The first aphorism of Hippocrates is, ``Life is short,
and the art is long.' --Fleming.
Syn: Axiom; maxim; adage; proverb; apothegm; saying; saw;
truism; dictum. See Axiom. Aphorismatic
Aphorismatic Aph`o*ris*mat"ic, Aphorismic Aph`o*ris"mic, a.
Pertaining to aphorisms, or having the form of an aphorism.
Aphorismer
Aphorismer Aph`o*ris"mer
.
A dealer in aphorisms. [Used in derogation or contempt.]
--Milton.
Aphorismic
Aphorismatic Aph`o*ris*mat"ic, Aphorismic Aph`o*ris"mic, a.
Pertaining to aphorisms, or having the form of an aphorism.
Aphorist
Aphorist Aph"o*rist, n.
A writer or utterer of aphorisms.
Aphoristic
Aphoristic Aph`o*ris"tic, Aphoristical Aph`o*ris"tic*al, a.
[Gr. ?.]
In the form of, or of the nature of, an aphorism; in the form
of short, unconnected sentences; as, an aphoristic style.
The method of the book is aphoristic. --De Quincey.
Aphoristical
Aphoristic Aph`o*ris"tic, Aphoristical Aph`o*ris"tic*al, a.
[Gr. ?.]
In the form of, or of the nature of, an aphorism; in the form
of short, unconnected sentences; as, an aphoristic style.
The method of the book is aphoristic. --De Quincey.
Aphoristically
Aphoristically Aph`o*ris"tic*al*ly, adv.
In the form or manner of aphorisms; pithily.
Aphorize
Aphorize Aph"o*rize, v. i.
To make aphorisms.
Blastophoric
Blastophoral Blas`toph"o*ral, Blastophoric Blas`to*phor"ic,
a.
Relating to the blastophore.
CamphoricCamphoric Cam*phor"ic, a. [Cf. F. camphorique.] (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, camphor.
Camphoric acid, a white crystallizable substance,
C10H16O4, obtained from the oxidation of camphor.
Note: Other acid of camphor are campholic acid, C10H18O2,
and camphoronic acid, C9H12O5, white crystallizable
substances. Camphoric acidCamphoric Cam*phor"ic, a. [Cf. F. camphorique.] (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, camphor.
Camphoric acid, a white crystallizable substance,
C10H16O4, obtained from the oxidation of camphor.
Note: Other acid of camphor are campholic acid, C10H18O2,
and camphoronic acid, C9H12O5, white crystallizable
substances. Ctenophoric
Ctenophoric Cten`o*phor"ic (t?n`?-f?r"?k), Ctenophorous
Cte*noph"o*rous (t?-n?f"?-r?s), a. (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the Ctenophora.
Dephosphorization
Dephosphorization De*phos`phor*i*za"tion, n.
The act of freeing from phosphorous.
Dysphoria
Dysphoria Dys*pho"ri*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? hard to
bear; ? ill, hard + ? to bear: cf. F. dysphorie.] (Med.)
Impatience under affliction; morbid restlessness;
dissatisfaction; the fidgets.
ElectrophoriElectrophorus E*lec`troph"o*rus, n.; pl. Electrophori. [NL.,
fr. combining form electro- + Gr. ? to bear.] (Physics)
An instrument for exciting electricity, and repeating the
charge indefinitely by induction, consisting of a flat cake
of resin, shelllac, or ebonite, upon which is placed a plate
of metal. Eosphorite
Eosphorite E*os"pho*rite, n. [From Gr. ? Bringer of morn.]
(Min.)
A hydrous phosphate of alumina and manganese. It is generally
of a rose-pink color, -- whence the name.
Glacial phosphoric acidPhosphoric Phos*phor"ic, a. [Cf. F. phosphorique.]
1. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to phosphorus; resembling, or
containing, from us; specifically, designating those
compounds in which phosphorus has a higher valence as
contrasted with the phosphorous compounds.
2. Phosphorescent. ``A phosphoric sea.' --Byron.
Glacial phosphoric acid. (Chem.)
(a) Metaphosphoric acid in the form of glassy
semitransparent masses or sticks.
(b) Pure normal phosphoric acid.
Phosphoric acid (Chem.), a white crystalline substance,
H3PO4, which is the most highly oxidized acid of
phosphorus, and forms an important and extensive series of
compounds, viz., the phosphates.
Soluble phosphoric acid, Insoluble phosphoric acid
(Agric. Chem.), phosphoric acid combined in acid salts, or
in neutral or basic salts, which are respectively soluble
and insoluble in water or in plant juices.
Reverted phosphoric acid (Agric. Chem.), phosphoric acid
changed from acid (soluble) salts back to neutral or basic
(insoluble) salts. HypophosphoricHypophosphoric Hy`po*phos*phor"ic, a. [Pref. hypo- +
phosphoric.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, or containing, phosphorus in
a lower state of oxidation than in phosphoric compounds; as,
hypophosphoric acid.
Hypophosphoric acid (Chem.), an acid, P2H4O6, produced by
the slow oxidation of moist phosphorus, and isolated only
as a solution in water. It is regarded as a condensation
product of one molecule of phosphoric acid with one of
phosphorous acid, by partial dehydration. Hypophosphoric acidHypophosphoric Hy`po*phos*phor"ic, a. [Pref. hypo- +
phosphoric.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, or containing, phosphorus in
a lower state of oxidation than in phosphoric compounds; as,
hypophosphoric acid.
Hypophosphoric acid (Chem.), an acid, P2H4O6, produced by
the slow oxidation of moist phosphorus, and isolated only
as a solution in water. It is regarded as a condensation
product of one molecule of phosphoric acid with one of
phosphorous acid, by partial dehydration. Insoluble phosphoric acidPhosphoric Phos*phor"ic, a. [Cf. F. phosphorique.]
1. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to phosphorus; resembling, or
containing, from us; specifically, designating those
compounds in which phosphorus has a higher valence as
contrasted with the phosphorous compounds.
2. Phosphorescent. ``A phosphoric sea.' --Byron.
Glacial phosphoric acid. (Chem.)
(a) Metaphosphoric acid in the form of glassy
semitransparent masses or sticks.
(b) Pure normal phosphoric acid.
Phosphoric acid (Chem.), a white crystalline substance,
H3PO4, which is the most highly oxidized acid of
phosphorus, and forms an important and extensive series of
compounds, viz., the phosphates.
Soluble phosphoric acid, Insoluble phosphoric acid
(Agric. Chem.), phosphoric acid combined in acid salts, or
in neutral or basic salts, which are respectively soluble
and insoluble in water or in plant juices.
Reverted phosphoric acid (Agric. Chem.), phosphoric acid
changed from acid (soluble) salts back to neutral or basic
(insoluble) salts. Lithophosphoric
Lithophosphoric Lith`o*phos*phor"ic, a.
Pertaining to lithophosphor; becoming phosphoric by heat.
Metaphorist
Metaphorist Met"a*phor*ist, n.
One who makes metaphors.
MetaphosphoricMetaphosphoric Met`a*phos*phor"ic, a. [Pref. meta- +
phosphoric.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, a monobasic acid, HPO3,
analogous to nitric acid, and, by heating phosphoric acid,
obtained as a crystalline substance, commonly called glacial
phosphoric acid. Oophoric
Oophoric O`["o]*phor"ic, a. (Bot.)
Having the nature of, or belonging to, an o["o]phore.
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