n. [ Lauric + ether + alcohol. ] (Chem.) One of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid. It is so called because it occurs in the ethereal salt of lauric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]
{ } a. [ L. lethargicus, Gr. lhqargiko`s: cf. F. léthargique. See Lethargy. ] Pertaining to, affected with, or resembling, lethargy; morbidly drowsy; dull; heavy. -- Le*thar"gic*al*ly, adv. -- Le*thar"gic*al*ness, n. -- Le*thar"gic*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
n.; pl.-gies [ F. léthargie, L. lethargia, Gr. lhqargi`a, fr. lh`qargos forgetful, fr. lh`qh forgetfulness. See Lethe. ] 1. Morbid drowsiness; continued or profound sleep, from which a person can scarcely be awaked. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A state of inaction or indifference. [ 1913 Webster ]
Europe lay then under a deep lethargy. Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster ]
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