a. Same as Acerose. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr. α priv. +
a. Like adipocere. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. cancéreux ] Like a cancer; having the qualities or virulence of a cancer; affected with cancer;
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adj. having chelicerae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_; broad +
a. [ L. meliceris a kind of tumor, fr. Gr. &unr_;;
a. Of or pertaining to sorcery. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_; triangle + &unr_; horn. ] (Zool.) Having horns with three angles, like those of some species of goats. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. ulcerosus: cf. F. ulcéreux. ]
It will but skin and film the ulcerous place. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
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