{ } a. [ Gr. 'amfi` + karpo`s fruit. ] (Bot.) Producing fruit of two kinds, either as to form or time of ripening. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. bi- + carbonate. ] (Chem.) A carbonate in which but half the hydrogen of the acid is replaced by a positive element or radical, thus making the proportion of the acid to the positive or basic portion twice what it is in the normal carbonates; an acid carbonate; -- sometimes called supercarbonate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + carinate. ] (Biol.) Having two keel-like projections, as the upper palea of grasses. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. di- + carbonic. ] (Chem.) Containing two carbon residues, or two carboxyl groups or radicals; as, oxalic acid is the simplest dicarbonic acid. In the latter sense, synonymous with dicarboxylic; as, succinic acid is a dicarboxylic acid. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ L. emphyteuticarius, a. ] One who holds lands by emphyteusis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or relating to the epicardium. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon + kardi`a heart. ] (Anat.) That part of the pericardium which forms the outer surface of the heart; the cardiac pericardium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. epi- + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a shrimp. ] (Zoöl.) An isopod crustacean, parasitic on shrimps. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Pref. epi- + Gr. &unr_; fruit. ] (Bot.) The external or outermost layer of a fructified or ripened ovary. See Illust. under Endocarp. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ NL. Formicarius, the typical genus + -oid. ] (Zool.) Like or pertaining to the family Formicaridæ or ant thrushes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. formicarium, fr. L. formica an ant. ] (Zool.) The nest or dwelling of a swarm of ants; an ant-hill. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Hemi-, and Cardia. ] (Anat.) A lateral half of the heart, either the right or left. B. G. Wilder. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hemi- + Gr. &unr_; fruit. ] (Bot.) One portion of a fruit that spontaneously divides into halves. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Icarius, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, the mythic son of Dædalus, who, when flying from Crete on wings cemented with wax, mounted so high that the sun melted the wax, and he fell into the sea. ] Soaring too high for safety, like Icarus; adventurous in flight. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A genus of chiefly Old World strong-smelling weedy herbs; it comprises plants sometimes included in other genera, such as Tanacetum and Tripleurospermum.
Syn. -- genus Matricaria. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. me`ros a part + karpo`s fruit. ] (Bot.) One carpel of an umbelliferous fruit. See Cremocarp. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Multi- + carinate. ] (Zool.) Many-keeled. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. adj. 1. of or pertaining to Nicaragua; as, Nicaraguan earthquakes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Nicaragua; as, Nicaraguan orphans. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A native or inhabitant of Nicaragua. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Brazil wood. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to pericardium; situated around the heart. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pericardial fluid (Physiol.), a serous fluid of a pale yellow color contained in the pericardium. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pericardiac. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pericardiac. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Pericardium, and -itis. ] (Med.) Inflammation of the pericardium. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. perika`rdion, fr. perika`rdios about or near the heart; peri` about + kardi`a heart. ] (Anat.) The double baglike fold of serous membrane which incloses the heart. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The inner layer is closely adherent to the outer surface of the heart, and is called the cardiac pericardium. The outer layer loosely incloses the heart and the adherent inner layer, and is called the parietal pericardium. At the base of the heart the two layers are continuous, and form a narrow closed cavity filled with fluid, in which the pulsations of the heart cause little friction. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. perika`rpion; peri` around + karpo`s fruit: cf. F. péricarpe. ] (Bot.) The ripened ovary; the walls of the fruit. See Illusts. of Capsule, Drupe, and Legume. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a pericarp. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from LL. persicarius a peach tree. See Peach. ] (Bot.) See Lady's thumb. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Adamites in the fifteenth century; -- so called from one Picard of Flanders. See Adamite. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F., fr. Sp. picaro rogue. ] Applied to that class of literature in which the principal personage is the Spanish picaro, meaning a rascal, a knave, a rogue, an adventurer. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. picus a woodpecker. ] (Zool.) An extensive division of birds which includes the woodpeckers, toucans, trogons, hornbills, kingfishers, motmots, rollers, and goatsuckers. By some writers it is made to include also the cuckoos, swifts, and humming birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

n. [ Sp. picaron, aug. of picaro roguish, n., a rogue. ] One who plunders; especially, a plunderer of wrecks; a pirate; a corsair; a marauder; a sharper. Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pleura and pericardium. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or } a. [ Pref. bi- + carbureted. ] (Chem.) Containing two atoms or equivalents of carbon in the molecule. [ Obs. or R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a white crystalline substance, HNaCO3, with a slight alkaline taste resembling that of sodium carbonate. It is found in many mineral springs and also produced artificially, . It is used in cookery, in baking powders, and as a source of carbonic acid gas (carbon dioxide) for soda water. Called also baking soda, cooking soda, bicarbonate of soda, bicarb, saleratus, and technically, acid sodium carbonate, sodium acid carbonate, primary sodium carbonate, sodium dicarbonate, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Situated under the cardiac pericardium. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ LL. suburbicarius, equiv. to L. suburbanus: cf. F. suburbicaire. See Suburban. ] Being in the suburbs; -- applied to the six dioceses in the suburbs of Rome subject to the pope as bishop of Rome. [ 1913 Webster ]

The pope having stretched his authority beyond the bounds of his suburbicarian precincts. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Test a shell, and Cardo. ] (Zool.) A division of brachiopods including those which have a calcareous shell furnished with a hinge and hinge teeth. Terebratula and Spirifer are examples. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. tri- + carboxyl + allyl + -ic. ] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex tribasic organic acid, C3H5.(CO2H)3 occurring naturally in unripe beet roots, and produced artificially from glycerin as a white crystalline substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. tri- + carbimide. ] (Chem.) See under Cyanuric. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Tunicaries [ L. tunica a tunic. ] (Zool.) One of the Tunicata. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Uni- + carinated. ] Having one ridge or keel. Craig. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + vicar. ] To deprive of the position or office a vicar. [ R. ] Strype. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Urtica. ] (Med.) The nettle rash, a disease characterized by a transient eruption of red pimples and of wheals, accompanied with a burning or stinging sensation and with itching; uredo. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. vicar, viker, vicair, F. vicaire, fr. L. vicarius. See Vicarious. ] 1. One deputed or authorized to perform the functions of another; a substitute in office; a deputy. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Eng. Eccl. Law) The incumbent of an appropriated benefice. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The distinction between a parson [ or rector ] and vicar is this: The parson has, for the most part, the whole right to the ecclesiastical dues in his parish; but a vicar has generally an appropriator over him, entitled to the best part of the profits, to whom he is in fact perpetual curate with a standing salary. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

Apostolic vicar, or
Vicar apostolic. (R. C. Ch.) (a) A bishop to whom the Roman pontiff delegates a portion of his jurisdiction. (b) Any ecclesiastic acting under a papal brief, commissioned to exercise episcopal authority. (c) A titular bishop in a country where there is no episcopal see, or where the succession has been interrupted. --
Vicar forane. [ Cf. LL. foraneus situated outside of the episcopal city, rural. See Vicar, and Foreign. ] (R. C. Ch.) A dignitary or parish priest appointed by a bishop to exercise a limited jurisdiction in a particular town or district of a diocese. Addis & Arnold. --
Vicar-general. (a) (Ch. of Eng.) The deputy of the Archbishop of Canterbury or York, in whose court the bishops of the province are confirmed. Encyc. Brit. (b) (R. C. Ch.) An assistant to a bishop in the discharge of his official functions. --
Vicar of Jesus Christ (R. C. Ch.), the pope as representing Christ on earth. [ 1913 Webster ]

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n. 1. The benefice of a vicar. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The house or residence of a vicar. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. vicarial. ] 1. Of or pertaining to a vicar; as, vicarial tithes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Delegated; vicarious; as, vicarial power. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A vicar. [ Obs. ] Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having delegated power, as a vicar; vicarious. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]