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n. [ L. eucharistia, Gr. e'ycharisti`a, lit., a giving of thanks; e'y^ + cha`ris favor, grace, thanks; akin to chai`rein to rejoice, and prob. to yearn: cf. F. eucharistie. ] 1. The act of giving thanks; thanksgiving. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Led through the vale of tears to the region of eucharist and hallelujahs. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Eccl.) The sacrament of the Lord's Supper; the solemn act of ceremony of commemorating the death of Christ, in the use of bread and wine, as the appointed emblems; the communion.

-- See Sacrament.

{ } a. [ Cf. F. eucharistie. ] 1. Giving thanks; expressing thankfulness; rejoicing. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The eucharistical part of our daily devotions. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Pertaining to the Lord's Supper. “The eucharistic sacrament.” Sir. G. C. Lewis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Gr. &unr_; to pray. ] One who resolves religion into prayer. [ Obs. ] Gauden. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. e'y`chlwro`s fresh and green; e'y^ well + chlwro`s pale green. ] (Chem.) Relating to, or consisting of, euchlorine; as, euchloric gas. Davy. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. euchlorine. See Euchloric. ] (Chem.) A yellow or greenish yellow gas, first prepared by Davy, evolved from potassium chlorate and hydrochloric acid. It is supposed to consist of chlorine tetroxide with some free chlorine.

n. [ F. euchologe. ] Euchology. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ NL. euchologion, Gr. &unr_; prayer book; &unr_; prayer, vow (fr. &unr_; to pray) + &unr_; to say, speak. ] (Eccl.) A formulary of prayers; the book of offices in the Greek Church, containing the liturgy, sacraments, and forms of prayers. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To defeat, in a game of euchre, the side that named the trump. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To defeat or foil thoroughly in any scheme. [ Slang. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Perh. from F. écarté. ] A game at cards, that may be played by two, three, or four persons, the highest card (except when an extra card called the Joker is used) being the knave of the same suit as the trump, and called right bower, the lowest card used being the seven, or frequently, in two-handed euchre, the nine spot. See Bower. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; well-colored; e'y^ well + &unr_; color. ] (Chem.) Having a fine color. [ 1913 Webster ]

Euchroic acid (Chem.), an organic, imide acid, obtained as a colorless crystalline substance, C12H4N2O8 by heating an ammonium salt of mellitic acid. By reduction it is changed to a dark blue substance (euchrone), -- hence its name. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Euchroic. ] (Min.) A mineral occurring in transparent emerald green crystals. It is hydrous arseniate of copper. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. (Chem.) A substance obtained from euchroic acid. See Eychroic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. e'y^ well + &unr_; juice liquid. See Chyme. ] (Med.) A good state of the blood and other fluids of the body. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. heptateuchos, Gr. "epta` seven + &unr_; tool, book; &unr_; to prepare, make, work: cf. F. heptateuque.] The first seven books of the Testament. [1913 Webster]

n. A genus of North American herbs with basal cordate or orbicular leaves and small panicled flowers.
Syn. -- genus Heuchera. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Hexa- + &unr_; a tool, a book. ] The first six books of the Old Testament. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. leyko`s white + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.) See Leukemia. [Written also leukemia, leukaemia,a nd leucemia.]
-- Leu*chæm"ic a. [ Written also leukemic and leukaemic. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. octateuchus, Gr. &unr_;. ] A collection of eight books; especially, the first eight books of the Old Testament. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. pentateuchus, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; (see Penta-) + &unr_; a tool, implement, a book, akin to &unr_; to prepare, make ready, and perh. to E. text. See Five, and Text. ] The first five books of the Old Testament, collectively; -- called also the Law of Moses, Book of the Law of Moses, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the Pentateuch. [ 1913 Webster ]