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n. 1. 1 a genus comprising the geometrid moths.
Syn. -- genus Alsophila. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; unequal + &unr_; leaf. ] (Bot.) Having unequal petals. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; unequal + &unr_; leaf. ] (Bot.) Having unequal leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; unequal + &unr_; side. ] (Zool.) A primary division of gastropods, including those having spiral shells. The two sides of the body are unequally developed. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; unequal + -poda. ] (Zool.) A division of Crustacea, which, in some its characteristics, is intermediate between Amphipoda and Isopoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + sofi`a wisdom, knowledge. ] Knowledge of the nature of man; hence, human wisdom. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. chei`r hand + &unr_; knowledge. ] The art of reading character as it is delineated in the hand.

-- Chei*ros"o*phist n. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Gr. chei`r hand + &unr_; skillful, wise. See Sophist. ] A fortune teller. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. chryso`s gold + &unr_;, &unr_;, eye, face. ] (Zool.) A genus of neuropterous insects. See Lacewing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. chryso`s gold + &unr_; to show. ] (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from rhubarb as a bitter, yellow, crystalline powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid on decomposition. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or derived from, or resembling, chrysophane. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chrysophanic acid (Chem.), a yellow crystalline substance extracted from rhubarb, yellow dock, sienna, chrysarobin, etc., and shown to be a derivative of an anthracene. It is used in the treatment of skin diseases; -- called also rhein, rheic acid, rhubarbarin, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of fishes consisting of the australian snapper.
Syn. -- genus Chrysophrys. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a class of yellow-green algae, all of which have flagella of unequal length.
Syn. -- class Chrysophyceae, Heterokontae, class Heterokontae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a genus of tropical American evergreen trees or shrubs.
Syn. -- genus Chrysophyllum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a division of mostly freshwater eukaryotic algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment; yellow-green and golden-brown algae and diatoms, including the Xanthophyceae, Chrysophyceae, Bacillariophyceae; some some classification systems superseded or subsumed by Heterokontophyta.
Syn. -- division Chrysophyta. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae.
Syn. -- green lacewing, stink fly. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of flies comprising the green lacewings.
Syn. -- family Chrysopidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OE. crisopace, OF. crisoprace, F. chrysoprase, L. chrysoprasus, fr. Gr. &unr_;; chryso`s gold + &unr_; leek. ] (Min.) An apple-green variety of chalcedony, colored by nickel. It has a dull flinty luster, and is sometimes used in jewelry. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. ] See Chrysoprase. Rev. xxi. 20. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. circum- + esophagal. ] (Anat.) Surrounding the esophagus; -- in (Zool.) said of the nerve commissures and ganglia of arthropods and mollusks. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Circumesophagal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of sleeping, or of lulling, to sleep. [ Obs. ] Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. consopitus, p. p. of consopire. ] Lulled to sleep. [ Obs. ] Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To lull to sleep; to quiet; to compose. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The operation of the masculine faculties of the soul were, for a while, well slacked and consopited. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Crossopterygii. -- n. One of the Crossopterygii. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; tassels, a fringe + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, dim. of &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; wing, fin. ] (Zool.) An order of ganoid fishes including among living species the bichir (Polypterus). See Brachioganoidei. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. deipnosofisth`s; dei^pnon a meal + sofisth`s a wise man, sophist. ] One of an ancient sect of philosophers, who cultivated learned conversation at meals. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To clear from sophism or error. [ R. ] Hare. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Want or difference of belief; disbelief. [ Obs. ] Bp. Reynolds. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. dis- + oppilatus, p. p. of oppilare to shut up. ] To open. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a natural family of insects including some of those called fruit flies.
Syn. -- family Drosophilidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a genus of dicotyledonous plants having only one species.
Syn. -- genus Drosophyllum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Anat.) Esophageal. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the esophagus. [ Written also œsophageal. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Esophageal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. o'isofa`gos the esophagus + te`mnein to cut. ] (Surg.) The operation of making an incision into the esophagus, for the purpose of removing any foreign substance that obstructs the passage. [ Written also œsophagotomy. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. o'isofa`gos; root of o'i`sw which is used as future of fe`rein to bear, carry (cf. Skr. vī to go, drive) + fagei^n to eat. ] (Anat.) That part of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and the stomach; the gullet. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus, under Digestive. [ Written also œsophagus. ]

/mhw>, a. [ L. Aesopicus, Gr. &unr_;. ] Same as Æsopian. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Same as Æsopian, Æsopic. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ pl. [ NL. See Eu- and Isopoda. ] (Zoöl.) A group which includes the typical Isopoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. glw^ssa the tongue + E. pharyngeal. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to both the tongue and the pharynx; -- applied especially to the ninth pair of cranial nerves, which are distributed to the pharynx and tongue. -- n. One of the glossopharyngeal nerves. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. gymnosofisth`s; gymno`s naked + sofisth`s philosopher; cf. F. gymnosophiste. ] One of a sect of philosophers, said to have been found in India by Alexander the Great, who went almost naked, denied themselves the use of flesh, renounced bodily pleasures, and employed themselves in the contemplation of nature. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The doctrines of the Gymnosophists. Good. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gypsum + Gr. pla`ssein to mold. ] A cast taken in plaster of Paris, or in white lime. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. hysope, ysope, OF. ysope, F. hysope, hyssope, L. hysopum, hyssopum, hyssopus, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, an aromatic plant, fr. Heb. ēsov. ] A plant (Hyssopus officinalis). The leaves have an aromatic smell, and a warm, pungent taste. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The hyssop of Scripture is supposed to be a species of caper (Capparis spinosa), but probably the name was used for several different plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A Eurasian genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs.
Syn. -- genus Hyssopus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Iso- + Gr. &unr_; suffering. ] (Med.) (a) The system which undertakes to cure a disease by means of the virus of the same disease. (b) The theory of curing a diseased organ by eating the analogous organ of a healthy animal. Mayne. (c) The doctrine that the power of therapeutics is equal to that of the causes of disease. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Iso- + pepsin. ] (Physiol. Chem.) Pepsin modified by exposure to a temperature of from 40° to 60° C. [ 1913 Webster ]