n. (Pharm.) Guaiacol benzoate, used as an intestinal antiseptic and as a substitute for creosote in phthisis. It is a colorless crystalline pewder. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
prop. n. a North American river, flowing into the Gulf of Mexico.
n. (Med.) same as shingles; -- a form of herpes caused by the
n. (Med.) same as varicella-zoster virus. [ PJC ]
‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr.
a. [ Cf. F. quartzeux, G. quarzig. ] (Min.) Containing, or resembling, quartz; partaking of the nature or qualities of quartz. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; a root + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, a mouth. ] (Zool.) A suborder of Medusae which includes very large species without marginal tentacles, but having large mouth lobes closely united at the edges. See Illust. in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) One of the Rhizostomata. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_; girdle, zoster. See Zone. ] (Med.) Shingles. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL. ] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; girdle + &unr_;, &unr_;, the eye. ] (Zool.) A genus of birds that comprises the white-eyes. See White-eye. [ 1913 Webster ]