English Dictionary: Zugmaschinengewichtes | by the DICT Development Group |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rice \Rice\, n. [F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr. [?][?][?], [?][?][?], probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. br[c6]zi, akin to Skr. vr[c6]hi; or perh. akin to E. rye. Cf. {Rye}.] (Bot.) A well-known cereal grass ({Oryza sativa}) and its seed. This plant is extensively cultivated in warm climates, and the grain forms a large portion of the food of the inhabitants. In America it grows chiefly on low, moist land, which can be overflowed. {Ant rice}. (Bot.) See under {Ant}. {French rice}. (Bot.) See {Amelcorn}. {Indian rice}., a tall reedlike water grass ({Zizania aquatica}), bearing panicles of a long, slender grain, much used for food by North American Indians. It is common in shallow water in the Northern States. Called also {water oat}, {Canadian wild rice}, etc. {Mountain rice}, any species of an American genus ({Oryzopsis}) of grasses, somewhat resembling rice. {Rice bunting}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Ricebird}. {Rice hen} (Zo[94]l.), the Florida gallinule. {Rice mouse} (Zo[94]l.), a large dark-colored field mouse ({Calomys palistris}) of the Southern United States. {Rice paper}, a kind of thin, delicate paper, brought from China, -- used for painting upon, and for the manufacture of fancy articles. It is made by cutting the pith of a large herb ({Fatsia papyrifera}, related to the ginseng) into one roll or sheet, which is flattened out under pressure. Called also {pith paper}. {Rice troupial} (Zo[94]l.), the bobolink. {Rice water}, a drink for invalids made by boiling a small quantity of rice in water. {Rice-water discharge} (Med.), a liquid, resembling rice water in appearance, which is vomited, and discharged from the bowels, in cholera. {Rice weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small beetle ({Calandra, [or] Sitophilus, oryz[91]}) which destroys rice, wheat, and Indian corn by eating out the interior; -- called also {black weevil}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Zo94chemical \Zo`[94]*chem"ic*al\, a. Pertaining to zo[94]chemistry. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Zo94chemistry \Zo`[94]*chem"is*try\, n. [Zo[94]- + chemistry.] Animal chemistry; particularly, the description of the chemical compounds entering into the composition of the animal body, in distinction from biochemistry. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Zo94gamous \Zo*[94]g"a*mous\, a. [Zo[94]- + Gr. [?] marriage.] (Biol.) Of or pertaining zo[94]gamy. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Zo94genic \Zo`[94]*gen"ic\, a. [Zo[94]- + -gen + -ic: cf. Gr. [?] born of an animal.] (Biol.) Of or pertaining to zo[94]geny, animal production. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Zuzims restless; sprouting, were smitten "in Ham" by Chedorlaomer and his allies (Gen. 14:5). Some have identified this tribe with the Zamzummims (q.v.). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Zuzims restless; sprouting, were smitten "in Ham" by Chedorlaomer and his allies (Gen. 14:5). Some have identified this tribe with the Zamzummims (q.v.). | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Zuzims, the posts of a door; splendor; beauty | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Zuzims, the posts of a door; splendor; beauty |