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a. 1. (Chem.) Of or containing acryl, the hypothetical radical (R.CH:CH.CO-) of which acrolein (H2C:CH.CHO) is the hydride; as, acrylic acid. The characteristic residue in an acrylic compound is the carbonyl group attached directly to an ethylenic carbon. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. Of or pertaining to a derivative of acrylic acid, or an object consisting mostly of an acrylic resin; as, an acrylic window. [ PJC ]

n. 1. (Chem.) a thermoplastic made by polymerization of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid or some derivative of these (such as the esters or amides). It can be formed into a clear hard plastic, and is the basis for the commercial plastics called Lucite and Plexiglass. [ PJC ]

n. 1. a colorless liquid compound (H2C:CH.CN); used as raw material for acrylic fibers, and as a solvent.
Syn. -- vinyl cyanide, cyanoethylene, 2-propenenitrile [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. 1. 1 a family of flowering plants including the snowdrop, narcissus, and daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae.
Syn. -- family Amaryllidaceae, amaryllis family [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants differing from the lily family chiefly in having the ovary below the petals. The narcissus and daffodil are members of this family. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. Amaryllis, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, the name of a country girl in Theocritus and Virgil. ] 1. A pastoral sweetheart. [ 1913 Webster ]

To sport with Amaryllis in the shade. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (bot.) (a) A family of plants much esteemed for their beauty, including the narcissus, jonquil, daffodil, agave, and others. (b) A genus of the same family, including the Belladonna lily. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. béryl, OF. beril, L. beryllus, Gr. bh`ryllos, prob. fr. Skr. vai&dsdot_;ūrya. Cf. Brilliant. ] (Min.) A mineral of great hardness, and, when transparent, of much beauty. It occurs in hexagonal prisms, commonly of a green or bluish green color, but also yellow, pink, and white. It is a silicate of aluminum and beryllium. The aquamarine is a transparent, sea-green variety used as a gem. The emerald is another variety highly prized in jewelry, and distinguished by its deep color, which is probably due to the presence of a little oxide of chromium. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like a beryl; of a light or bluish green color. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. ] (Chem.) A metallic element found in the beryl. See Glucinum. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Beryl + -oid. ] (Crystallog.) A solid consisting of a double twelve-sided pyramid; -- so called because the planes of this form occur on crystals of beryl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Butyric + -yl. ] (Chem.) The radical (C3H7.CO-) of butyric acid. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Chem.) A salt of caprylic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) See under Capric. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. cera wax + -yl. ] (Chem.) A radical, C27H55 supposed to exist in several compounds obtained from Chinese wax, beeswax, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. chrysoberyllus, Gr. &unr_;; chryso`s gold + &unr_; beryl. ] (Min.) A mineral, found in crystals, of a yellow to green or brown color, and consisting of aluminia and glucina. It is very hard, and is often used as a gem. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A natural family of shrubs or small trees, used in some classification systems for the genus Corylus.
Syn. -- subfamily Corylaceae, family Corylaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. small genus of deciduous shrubs of temperate regions of Asia.
Syn. -- genus Corylopsis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a genus of deciduous monoecious nut-bearing shrubs or small trees: hazel; sometimes placed in the subfamily or family Corylaceae.
Syn. -- genus Corylus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Pref. dis- (Gr. di`s- twice) + acrolein + -yl. ] (Chem.) A white amorphous substance obtained as a polymeric modification of acrolein. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a dry manner; not succulently; without interest; without sympathy; coldly. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, allied to, or derived from, durene; as, durylic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. The imaginary land or abode of fairies. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Resembling a fairy, or what is made or done be fairies; as, fairylike music. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Glycerin + -yl. ] (Chem.) A compound radical, C3H5, regarded as the essential radical of glycerin. It is metameric with allyl. Called also propenyl. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., locust. ] (Zool.) A genus of insects including the common crickets. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Hydr- + acrylic. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an isomeric variety of lactic acid that breaks down into acrylic acid and water. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Nitro- + -yl. ] (Chem.) A name sometimes given to the nitro group or radical. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Phosphorus + -yl. ] (Chem.) The radical PO, regarded as the typical nucleus of certain compounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Picric + -yl. ] (Chem.) The hypothetical radical of picric acid, analogous to phenyl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Piperidine + acetylene. ] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon obtained by decomposition of certain piperidine derivatives. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Pterylæ [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; feather + &unr_; wood, forest. ] (Zool.) One of the definite areas of the skin of a bird on which feathers grow; -- contrasted with apteria. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pteryla + -graphy. ] (Zool.) The study or description of the arrangement of feathers, or of the pterylæ, of birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. NL. & E. pteryla. ] (Zool.) The arrangement of feathers in definite areas. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.[ Named after F. L. Sperry, who discovered it. ] (Min.) An arsenide of platinum occuring in grains and minute isometric crystals of tin-white color. It is found near Sudbury, Ontario Canada, and is the only known compound of platinum occuring in nature. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Stearic + -yl. ] (Chem.) The hypothetical radical characteristic of stearic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Styrax + -yl. ] (Chem.) A hypothetical radical found in certain derivatives of styrolene and cinnamic acid; -- called also cinnyl, or cinnamyl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sulphur + -yl. ] (Chem.) The hypothetical radical SO2; -- called also sulphon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sulphuryl chloride, a chloride, pungent, fuming liquid, SO2.Cl2, obtained by the action of phosphorus pentachloride on sulphur trioxide. On treatment with water it decomposes into sulphuric and hydrochloric acids, and is hence called also sulphuric chloranhydride. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; a fig + &unr_; wax + -yl. ] (Chem.) A radical, of the aromatic series, regarded as an essential ingredient of certain compounds found in the waxy resin of an Australian species of fig. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. taurus a bull + E. phenylic. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found of a urine of neat cattle, and probably identical with cresol. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Terpene + acrylic. ] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the acrylic series, obtained by the distillation of terpenylic acid, as an only substance having a peculiar cheesy odor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Tetra- + -yl. ] (Chem.) Butyl; -- so called from the four carbon atoms in the molecule. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Tetra- + ethylene. ] (Chem.) Butylene; -- so called from the four carbon atoms in the molecule. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Valeric + -yl. ] (Chem.) The hypothetical radical C5H9O, regarded as the essential nucleus of certain valeric acid derivatives. [ 1913 Webster ]