a. & n. [ L. epicoenus, Gr. &unr_;; fr.
The literary prigs epicene. Prof. Wilson. [ 1913 Webster ]
He represented an epicene species, neither churchman nor layman. J. A. Symonds. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Piceous. ] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon (C&unr_;H&unr_;) extracted from the pitchy residue of coal tar and petroleum as a bluish fluorescent crystalline substance. [ 1913 Webster ]