n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, motion + -graph. ]
The cinematograph, invented by Edison in 1894, is the result of the introduction of the flexible film into photography in place of glass. Encyc. Brit. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n.
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A combining form from Gr.
n. [ Nemato- + -blast. ] (Biol.) A spermatocyte or spermoblast. [ 1913 Webster ]
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‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr.
a. Having the property of killing nematodes; lethal to nematodes.
n. A substance that kills nematodes, especially one used in medicine or to kill plant pathogens.
n. [ Nemato- + cyst. ] (Zool.) A lasso cell, or thread cell. See Lasso cell, under Lasso. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n. pl. (Zool.) A phylum of worms, having a long, round, and generally smooth body; the roundworms. They are mostly parasites, in plants and animals, but some are free-living in soil or water. Also called
a. (Zool.) Same as Nematoid. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) Any worm of the phylum
n. [ Nemato- + root of Gr. &unr_; to be born. ] (Zool.) One of the dimorphic forms of the species of Dicyemata, which produced vermiform embryos; -- opposed to
n. (Zool.) One of the
‖n. pl. [ NL. See nemato-, and Gnathic. ] (Zool.) An order of fishes having barbels on the jaws. It includes the catfishes, or siluroids. See Siluroid. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Nemato- + -oid. ] (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the
‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr.
☞ The trichina, stomach worm, and pinworm of man belong to this group. See also
a. & n. (Zool.) Nematoid. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr.