English Dictionary: Ictonyx striata | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
{Ice sludge}, bay ice broken small by the wind or waves; sludge. {Ice spar} (Min.), a variety of feldspar, the crystals of which are very clear like ice; rhyacolite. {Ice tongs}, large iron nippers for handling ice. {Ice water}. (a) Water cooled by ice. (b) Water formed by the melting of ice. {Ice yacht}. See {Ice boat} (above). {To break the ice}. See under {Break}. {Water ice}, a confection consisting of water sweetened, flavored, and frozen. | |
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Ichthin \Ich"thin\, n. [Gr. [?] fish.] (Physiol. Chem.) A nitrogenous substance resembling vitellin, present in the egg yolk of cartilaginous fishes. | |
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Ichthyomancy \Ich"thy*o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], a fish + -mancy: cf. F. ichthyomancie.] Divination by the heads or the entrails of fishes. | |
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Ichthyomorphic \Ich`thy*o*mor"phic\, Ichthyomorphous \Ich`thy*o*mor"phous\, a. [See {Ichthyomorpha}.] Fish-shaped; as, the ichthyomorphic idols of ancient Assyria. | |
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Ichthyomorphic \Ich`thy*o*mor"phic\, Ichthyomorphous \Ich`thy*o*mor"phous\, a. [See {Ichthyomorpha}.] Fish-shaped; as, the ichthyomorphic idols of ancient Assyria. | |
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Ichthyoomy \Ich`thy*o"o*my\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], a fish + [?] to cut.] The anatomy or dissection of fishes. [R.] | |
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Zorilla \Zo*ril"la\, n. [Sp. zorilla, zorillo, dim. of zorra, zorro, a fox: cf. F. zorille.] (Zo[94]l.) Either one of two species of small African carnivores of the genus {Ictonyx} allied to the weasels and skunks. [Written also {zoril}, and {zorille}.] Note: The best-known species ({Ictonyx zorilla}) has black shiny fur with white bands and spots. It has anal glands which produce a very offensive secretion, similar to that of the skunk. It feeds upon birds and their eggs and upon small mammals, and is often very destructive to poultry. It is sometimes tamed by the natives, and kept to destroy rats and mice. Called also {mariput}, {Cape polecat}, and {African polecat}. The name is sometimes erroneously applied to the American skunk. | |
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Zorilla \Zo*ril"la\, n. [Sp. zorilla, zorillo, dim. of zorra, zorro, a fox: cf. F. zorille.] (Zo[94]l.) Either one of two species of small African carnivores of the genus {Ictonyx} allied to the weasels and skunks. [Written also {zoril}, and {zorille}.] Note: The best-known species ({Ictonyx zorilla}) has black shiny fur with white bands and spots. It has anal glands which produce a very offensive secretion, similar to that of the skunk. It feeds upon birds and their eggs and upon small mammals, and is often very destructive to poultry. It is sometimes tamed by the natives, and kept to destroy rats and mice. Called also {mariput}, {Cape polecat}, and {African polecat}. The name is sometimes erroneously applied to the American skunk. | |
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Isatin \I"sa*tin\, n. [See {Isatis}.] (Chem.) An orange-red crystalline substance, {C8H5NO2}, obtained by the oxidation of indigo blue. It is also produced from certain derivatives of benzoic acid, and is one important source of artificial indigo. [Written also, less properly, {isatine}.] | |
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Isatin \I"sa*tin\, n. [See {Isatis}.] (Chem.) An orange-red crystalline substance, {C8H5NO2}, obtained by the oxidation of indigo blue. It is also produced from certain derivatives of benzoic acid, and is one important source of artificial indigo. [Written also, less properly, {isatine}.] | |
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Isatic \I*sat"ic\, Isatinic \I`sa*tin"ic\, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, isatin; as, isatic acid, which is also called trioxindol. | |
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Isethionic \I*seth`i*on"ic\, a. [Is- + ethionic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid, {HO.C2H4.SO3H}, obtained as an oily or crystalline substance, by the action of sulphur trioxide on alcohol or ether. It is derivative of sulphuric acid. | |
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Isodiametric \I`so*di`a*met"ric\, a. [Iso- + diametric.] 1. (Crystallog.) Developed alike in the directions of the several lateral axes; -- said of crystals of both the tetragonal and hexagonal systems. 2. (Bot.) Having the several diameters nearly equal; -- said of the cells of ordinary parenchyma. | |
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Isodimorphic \I`so*di*mor"phic\, a. [Iso- + dimorphic.] Isodimorphous. | |
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Isodimorphism \I`so*di*mor"phism\, n. Isomorphism between the two forms severally of two dimorphous substances. | |
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Isodimorphous \I`so*di*mor"phous\, a. [Iso- + dimorphous.] Having the quality of isodimorphism. | |
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Isodynamic \I`so*dy*nam"ic\, a. [Iso- + dynamic.] Of, pertaining to, having, or denoting, equality of force. {Isodynamic foods} (Physiol.), those foods that produce a similar amount of heat. {Isodynamic lines} (Magnetism), lines on the earth's surface connecting places at which the magnetic intensity is the same. | |
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Isodynamic \I`so*dy*nam"ic\, a. [Iso- + dynamic.] Of, pertaining to, having, or denoting, equality of force. {Isodynamic foods} (Physiol.), those foods that produce a similar amount of heat. {Isodynamic lines} (Magnetism), lines on the earth's surface connecting places at which the magnetic intensity is the same. | |
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Isodynamic \I`so*dy*nam"ic\, a. [Iso- + dynamic.] Of, pertaining to, having, or denoting, equality of force. {Isodynamic foods} (Physiol.), those foods that produce a similar amount of heat. {Isodynamic lines} (Magnetism), lines on the earth's surface connecting places at which the magnetic intensity is the same. | |
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Isodynamous \I`so*dy"na*mous\, a. [Gr. [?]. See {Isodynamic}.] Of equal force or size. | |
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Isotonic \I`so*ton"ic\, a. [Iso- + tonic.] Having or indicating, equal tones, or tension. {Isotonic system} (Mus.), a system consisting of intervals, in which each concord is alike tempered, and in which there are twelve equal semitones. | |
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Isotonic \I`so*ton"ic\, a. [Iso- + tonic.] Having or indicating, equal tones, or tension. {Isotonic system} (Mus.), a system consisting of intervals, in which each concord is alike tempered, and in which there are twelve equal semitones. | |
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Isthmian \Isth"mi*an\, a. [L. Isthmius, Gr. [?]. See {Isthmus}.] Of or pertaining to an isthmus, especially to the Isthmus of Corinth, in Greece. {Isthmian games} (Gr. Antiq.), one of the four great national festivals of Greece, celebrated on the Isthmus of Corinth in the spring of every alternate year. They consisted of all kinds of athletic sports, wrestling, boxing, racing on foot and in chariots, and also contests in music and poetry. The prize was a garland of pine leaves. | |
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Isthmian \Isth"mi*an\, a. [L. Isthmius, Gr. [?]. See {Isthmus}.] Of or pertaining to an isthmus, especially to the Isthmus of Corinth, in Greece. {Isthmian games} (Gr. Antiq.), one of the four great national festivals of Greece, celebrated on the Isthmus of Corinth in the spring of every alternate year. They consisted of all kinds of athletic sports, wrestling, boxing, racing on foot and in chariots, and also contests in music and poetry. The prize was a garland of pine leaves. | |
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Isthmus \Isth"mus\ (?; 277), n.; pl. {Isthmuses}. [L. isthmus, Gr. 'isqmo`s a neck, a neck of land between two seas, an isthmus, especially the Isthmus of Corinth; prob. from the root of 'ie`nai to go; cf. Icel. ei[edh] isthmus. See {Issue}.] (Geog.) A neck or narrow slip of land by which two continents are connected, or by which a peninsula is united to the mainland; as, the Isthmus of Panama; the Isthmus of Suez, etc. {Isthmus of the fauces}. (Anat.) See {Fauces}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Isthmus \Isth"mus\ (?; 277), n.; pl. {Isthmuses}. [L. isthmus, Gr. 'isqmo`s a neck, a neck of land between two seas, an isthmus, especially the Isthmus of Corinth; prob. from the root of 'ie`nai to go; cf. Icel. ei[edh] isthmus. See {Issue}.] (Geog.) A neck or narrow slip of land by which two continents are connected, or by which a peninsula is united to the mainland; as, the Isthmus of Panama; the Isthmus of Suez, etc. {Isthmus of the fauces}. (Anat.) See {Fauces}. | |
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d8Fauces \[d8]Fau"ces\, n.pl. [L.] 1. (Anat.) The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue; -- called also the {isthmus of the fauces}. On either side of the passage two membranous folds, called the pillars of the fauces, inclose the tonsils. 2. (Bot.) The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc. 3. (Zo[94]l.) That portion of the interior of a spiral shell which can be seen by looking into the aperture. | |
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Isthmus \Isth"mus\ (?; 277), n.; pl. {Isthmuses}. [L. isthmus, Gr. 'isqmo`s a neck, a neck of land between two seas, an isthmus, especially the Isthmus of Corinth; prob. from the root of 'ie`nai to go; cf. Icel. ei[edh] isthmus. See {Issue}.] (Geog.) A neck or narrow slip of land by which two continents are connected, or by which a peninsula is united to the mainland; as, the Isthmus of Panama; the Isthmus of Suez, etc. {Isthmus of the fauces}. (Anat.) See {Fauces}. | |
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d8Fauces \[d8]Fau"ces\, n.pl. [L.] 1. (Anat.) The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue; -- called also the {isthmus of the fauces}. On either side of the passage two membranous folds, called the pillars of the fauces, inclose the tonsils. 2. (Bot.) The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc. 3. (Zo[94]l.) That portion of the interior of a spiral shell which can be seen by looking into the aperture. | |
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Isthmus \Isth"mus\ (?; 277), n.; pl. {Isthmuses}. [L. isthmus, Gr. 'isqmo`s a neck, a neck of land between two seas, an isthmus, especially the Isthmus of Corinth; prob. from the root of 'ie`nai to go; cf. Icel. ei[edh] isthmus. See {Issue}.] (Geog.) A neck or narrow slip of land by which two continents are connected, or by which a peninsula is united to the mainland; as, the Isthmus of Panama; the Isthmus of Suez, etc. {Isthmus of the fauces}. (Anat.) See {Fauces}. | |
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Ixodian \Ix*o"di*an\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A tick of the genus {Ixodes}, or the family {Ixodid[91]}. | |
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