n. [ Gr. 'a`rqron joint + 'derm. ] (Zool.) The external covering of an Arthropod. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. blasto`s sprout + E. derm. ] (Embryology) the early stage of an embryo after the first cleavages of the ovum; also, the layer of cells of which the early embryo is composed; specifically: (a) the early embryo developing from a blastodisc, after the blastocoel has formed. (b) in an insect embryo, the layer of cells that surrounds the internal mass of the yolk. [ PJC ]

{ } a. Of or pertaining to the blastoderm. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants.
Syn. -- incubator. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Embryology) the area of the mesoderm that forms the notochord. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Zoöl.) One of the Echinodermata. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zoöl.) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'echi^nos hedgehog, sea urchin + de`rma, -atos, skin. ] (Zoöl.) One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom. By many writers it was formerly included in the Radiata. [ Written also Echinoderma. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The species usually have an exterior calcareous skeleton, or shell, made of many pieces, and often covered with spines, to which the name. They may be star-shaped, cylindrical, disk-shaped, or more or less spherical. The body consists of several similar parts (spheromeres) repeated symmetrically around a central axis, at one end of which the mouth is situated. They generally have suckers for locomotion. The group includes the following classes: Crinoidea, Asterioidea, Ophiuroidea, Echinoidea, and Holothurioidea. See these words in the Vocabulary, and also Ambulacrum. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zoöl.) Relating to Echinodermata; echinodermal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Ecto- + -derm. ] (Biol.) (a) The outer layer of the blastoderm; epiblast. (b) The external skin or outer layer of an animal or plant, this being formed in an animal from the epiblast. See Illust. of Blastoderm.

{ } a. (Biol.) Of or relating to the ectoderm. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Endo- + Gr. &unr_; skin. ] (Biol.) (a) The inner layer of the skin or integument of an animal. (b) The innermost layer of the blastoderm and the structures derived from it; the hypoblast; the entoblast. See Illust. of Ectoderm.

{ } a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to the endoderm. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Endoderm. ] (Bot.) A layer of cells forming a kind of cuticle inside of the proper cortical layer, or surrounding an individual fibrovascular bundle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Ento- + Gr. &unr_; skin. ] (Biol.) See Endoderm, and Illust. of Blastoderm.

{ } a. (Biol.) Relating to the entoderm. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who or that which explodes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who rejects an opinion or scheme with open contempt. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who floods anything. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who forebodes. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A natural family of lizards, including the only known venomous lizards.
Syn. -- family Helodermatidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Biol.) Relating to homodermy; originating from the same germ layer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Homo- + -derm. ] (Biol.) Homology of the germinal layers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. hypo- + -derm. ] (Biol.) Same as Hypoblast. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Hypo, and derma. ] 1. (Bot.) A layer of tissue beneath the epidermis in plants, and performing the physiological function of strengthening the epidermal tissue. In phanerogamous plants it is developed as collenchyma. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) An inner cellular layer which lies beneath the chitinous cuticle of arthropods, annelids, and some other invertebrates. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Hypodermic.

-- Hyp`o*der*mat"ic*al*ly adv. [1913 Webster]

a. [ See Hypoderma. ] Of or pertaining to the parts under the skin. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hypodermic medication, the application of remedies under the epidermis, usually by means of a small syringe, called the hypodermic syringe.

-- Hyp`o*der"mic*al*ly adv. [1913 Webster]

n. A hypodermic needle{ 2 }. [ PJC ]

n. 1. A small slender hollow metallic tube, sharp-pointed at one end and fitted at the other end with an adapter of larger internal diameter, designed for introduction of liquids directly into the bloodstream or other parts of the body of an animal. [ PJC ]

2. a hypodermic needle{ 1 } together with an attached syringe. [ PJC ]

n. a small syringe designed for use together with a hypodermic needle{ 1 } for injection of liquids directly under the skin, or into other parts of the body of an animal. [ PJC ]

‖n. [ NL. See Hypo-, and Derma. ] 1. (Biol.) Same as Hypoblast. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Same as Hypoderma, 2.

n. [ From Immoderate. ] Immoderateness. [ R. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. immoderantia. ] Immoderateness; excess. [ R. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. immoderatus; pref. im- not + moderatus moderate. See Moderate. ] Not moderate; exceeding just or usual and suitable bounds; excessive; extravagant; unreasonable; as, immoderate demands; immoderate grief; immoderate laughter. [ 1913 Webster ]

So every scope by the immoderate use
Turns to restraint. Shak.

Syn. -- Excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; extravagant; intemperate; inordinate. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an immoderate manner; excessively. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being immoderate; excess; extravagance. Puller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. immoderatio: cf. F. imodération. ] Lack of moderation. Hallywell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. malako`s soft + &unr_; skin. ] (Zool.) One of a tribe of beetles (Malacodermata), with a soft and flexible body, as the fireflies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Meso- + Gr. de`rma skin. ] (Biol.) (a) The layer of the blastoderm, between the ectoderm and endoderm; mesoblast. See Illust. of Blastoderm and Ectoderm. (b) The middle body layer in some invertebrates. (c) The middle layer of tissue in some vegetable structures. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Biol.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the mesoderm; as, mesodermal tissues. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Same as Mesodermal. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To moderate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. See Mother female parent. ] 1. A mother. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The principal piece of an astrolabe, into which the others are fixed. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. moderabilis. ] Moderate; temperate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Moderation. [ Obs. ] Caxton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To become less violent, severe, rigorous, or intense; as, the wind has moderated. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To preside as a moderator. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dr. Barlow [ was ] engaged . . . to moderate for him in the divinity disputation. Bp. Barlow's Remains (1693). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. moderatus, p. p. of moderate, moderati, to moderate, regulate, control, fr. modus measure. See Mode. ] Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained; as: (a) Limited in quantity; sparing; temperate; frugal; as, moderate in eating or drinking; a moderate table. (b) Limited in degree of activity, energy, or excitement; reasonable; calm; slow; as, moderate language; moderate endeavors. (c) Not extreme in opinion, in partisanship, and the like; as, a moderate Calvinist; a moderate Republican. [ 1913 Webster ]

A number of moderate members managed . . . to obtain a majority in a thin house. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

(d) Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle; as, a moderate winter. “Moderate showers.” Walter. (e) Limited as to degree of progress; as, to travel at moderate speed. (f) Limited as to the degree in which a quality, principle, or faculty appears; as, an infusion of moderate strength; a man of moderate abilities. (g) Limited in scope or effects; as, a reformation of a moderate kind. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a party in the Church of Scotland in the 18th century, and part of the 19th, professing moderation in matters of church government, in discipline, and in doctrine. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Moderated p. pr. & vb. n. Moderating. ] 1. To restrain from excess of any kind; to reduce from a state of violence, intensity, or excess; to keep within bounds; to make temperate; to lessen; to allay; to repress; to temper; to qualify; as, to moderate rage, action, desires, etc.; to moderate heat or wind. [ 1913 Webster ]

By its astringent quality, it moderates the relaxing quality of warm water. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

To moderate stiff minds disposed to strive. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To preside over, direct, or regulate, as a public meeting or a discussion; as, to moderate a synod; to moderate a debate. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

adj. having elements or qualities mixed in proper or suitable proportions; especially, made less severe. Contrasted with harsh.
Syn. -- qualified, tempered. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

adv. In a moderate manner or degree; to a moderate extent. [ 1913 Webster ]

Each nymph but moderately fair. Waller. [ 1913 Webster ]