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a. [ Gr. &unr_; unequal + &unr_; warp, thread; &unr_; to stand. ] (Bot.) Having unequal stamens; having stamens different in number from the petals. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; unequal + &unr_; strength. ] Of unequal strength. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. chryso`s gold + &unr_; seed. ] The seed of gold; a means of creating gold. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of widely distributed semiaquatic herbs with minute greenish-yellow apetalous flowers.
Syn. -- genus Chrysosplenium. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; thirst. ] (Med.) Excessive thirst produced by disease. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gas + -scope. ] An apparatus for detecting the presence of any dangerous gas, from a gas leak in a coal mine or a dwelling house. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the structure of gneiss. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. "ammo`chrysos; "a`mmos, 'a`mmos, sand + chryso`s gold. ] A stone with spangles of gold color in it. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. Egypt. hikshasu chiefs of the Bedouins, shepherds. ] A dynasty of Egyptian kings, often called the Shepherd kings, of foreign origin, who, according to the narrative of Manetho, ruled for about 500 years, forming the XVth and XVIth dynasties. It is now considered that the XVIth is merely a double of the XVth dynasty, and that the total period of the six Hyksos kings was little more than 100 years. It is supposed that they were Asiatic Semites. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;; 'i`sos equal + &unr_; leg. ] (Geom.) Having two legs or sides that are equal; -- said of a triangle. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. having the same or equal osmotic pressure; isotonic; -- used of solutions. Contrasted with hypertonic and hypotonic
Syn. -- isotonic. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'i`sos equal + &unr_;, &unr_;, a vertebra. ] (Zool.) An extensive order of fishes, including the salmons, herrings, and many allied forms. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Isospondyli; having the anterior vertebræ separate and normal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Biol.) (a) One of the spores produced by an isosporous organism. (b) A zygospore. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Iso- + Gr. spo`ros fruit. ] (Bot.) Producing but one kind of spore, as the ferns and Equiseta. Cf. Heterosporic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Iso- + Gr. spo`ros fruit. ] (Biol.) Producing but one kind of spore, as the ferns. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ See Iso-; Stasis. ] The state or quality of being isostatic. Specif. (Geol.), general equilibrium in the earth's crust, supposed to be maintained by the yielding or flow of rock material beneath the surface under gravitative stress. By the theory of isostasy each unit column of the earth, from surface to center, has approximately the same weight, and the continents stand higher than the ocean beds chiefly because the material of the crust has there less density. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Iso- + static. ] (Physics & Geol.) Subjected to equal pressure from every side; being in hydrostatic equilibrium, as a body submerged in a liquid at rest; pertaining to, or characterized by, isostasy. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Iso- + Gr. sth`mwn thread. ] (Bot.) Having exactly as many stamens as petals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) The quality or state of being isostemonous. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, HNCS, isomeric with sulphocyanic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. Same as Mosasauria. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Meso- + scapula. ] (Anat.) A process from the middle of the scapula in some animals; the spine of the scapula. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the mesoscapula. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Meso- + scutum. ] (Zool.) The scutum or dorsal plate of the middle thoracic segment of an insect. See Illust. of Butterfly. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Meso- + Gr. &unr_; sign, mark; cf. F. mésosème. ] (Anat.) Having a medium orbital index; having orbits neither broad nor narrow; between megaseme and microseme. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Meso- + siderite. ] (Min.) See the Note under Meteorite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Meso- + Gr. &unr_; seed: cf. F. mésosperme. ] (Bot.) A membrane of a seed. See Secundine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Meso- + Gr. &unr_; to make to stand. ] (Physiol.) A product of metabolic action. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Every mesostate is either an anastate or katastate, according as it is formed by an anabolic or katabolic process. See Metabolism. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the mesosternum. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Meso- + sternum. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Anat.) The middle portion, or body, of the sternum. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The ventral piece of the middle segment of the thorax in insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. ] (Paleon.) Same as Mosasaurus. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Naso- + septal. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the internasal septum. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) An alkaloid found in the Calabar bean (the seed of Physostigma venenosum), and extracted as a white, tasteless, substance, amorphous or crystalline; -- formerly called eserine, with which it was regarded as identical. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. fy^sa a bellows + sto`ma mouth. ] (Zool.) An order of fishes in which the air bladder is provided with a duct, and the ventral fins, when present, are abdominal. It includes the salmons, herrings, carps, catfishes, and others. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) (a) Having a duct to the air bladder. (b) Pertaining to the Physostomi. [ 1913 Webster ]

. The letters signified by the signal ( . . . --- . . . ) prescribed by the International Radiotelegraphic Convention of 1912 for use by ships in distress. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. i. [ Cf. Souse. ] To fall at once into a chair or seat; to sit lazily. [ Obs. ] Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To throw in a negligent or careless manner; to toss. [ Obs. ] Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A lazy fellow. [ Obs. ] Cotgrave. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A heavy fall. [ Prov. Eng. ] Hallowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Sesspol. ] Anything dirty or muddy; a dirty puddle. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. [ It. ] (Mus.) Sustained; -- applied to a movement or passage the sounds of which are to sustained to the utmost of the nominal value of the time; also, to a passage the tones of which are to be somewhat prolonged or protacted. [ 1913 Webster ]