n. [ Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + sfi`gx sphinx. ] (Egypt. Art.) A man sphinx; a sphinx having the head of a man and the body of a lion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, a man + &unr_; a seed. ] (Bot.) A spore of some algæ, which has male functions. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; cartilage + &unr_; bone. ] (Zool.) An order of fishes, including the sturgeons; -- so named because the skeleton is cartilaginous. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; color + &unr_; sweat. ] (Med.) Secretion of abnormally colored perspiration. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. drosero`s dewy. ] (Bot.) A genus of low perennial or biennial plants, the leaves of which are beset with gland-tipped bristles. See Sundew. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a natural family of carnivorous herbs and shrubs.
Syn. -- family Droseraceae, sundew family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. same as drosky.
Syn. -- drosky. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Droskies [ Russ. drojki, dim. of drogi a kind of carriage, prop. pl. of droga shaft or pole of a carriage. ] A low, four-wheeled, open carriage, formerly used in Poland and Russia, consisting of a kind of long, narrow bench, on which the passengers ride as on a saddle, with their feet reaching nearly to the ground. Other kinds of vehicles have been so called, esp. a kind of victoria drawn by one or two horses, and used as a public carriage in German cities. [ Written also droitzschka, droshky and droschke. ] [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ Gr. dro`sos dew + -meter: cf. F. drosomètre. ] (Meteorol.) An instrument for measuring the quantity of dew on the surface of a body in the open air. It consists of a balance, having a plate at one end to receive the dew, and at the other a weight protected from the deposit of dew. [ 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 ]

n. [ AS. dros, fr. dreósan to fall. See Dreary. ] 1. The scum or refuse matter which is thrown off, or falls from, metals in smelting the ore, or in the process of melting; recrement. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Rust of metals. [ R. ] Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Waste matter; any worthless matter separated from the better part; leavings; dregs; refuse. [ 1913 Webster ]

All world's glory is but dross unclean. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

At the devil's booth are all things sold,
Each ounce of dross coats its ounce of gold. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Drazel. ] A slut; a hussy; a drazel. [ Obs. ] Warner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Free from dross. Stevens. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Drossier superl. Drossiest ] Of, pertaining to, resembling, dross; full of dross; impure; worthless. “ Drossy gold.” Dryden. “Drossy rhymes.” Donne. -- Dross"i*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

‖n. [ NL. See Enhydrous. ] (Min.) A variety of chalcedony containing water. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. fibra a fiber + gr. cho`ndros cartilage + 'oste`on bone. ] (Anat.) Partly fibrous, partly cartilaginous, and partly osseous. St. George Mivart. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Any member of the genus Hadrosaurus or family Hadrosauridae, an extinct family of heavy bipedal partly aquatic dinosaurs with duck-billed skull and webbed feet; of the Upper Cretaceous in North America.
Syn. -- hadrosaurus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A natural family of extinct reptiles including the duck-billed dinosaurs.
Syn. -- family Hadrosauridae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. "adro`s thick + say^ros lizard.] (Paleon.) An American herbivorous dinosaur of great size, allied to the iguanodon. It is found in the Cretaceous formation. [1913 Webster]

‖n. [ Written also, but incorrectly, idrosis. ] [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; to sweat, &unr_; sweat. ] 1. (Physiol.) Excretion of sweat; perspiration. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. (Med.) Excessive perspiration; also, any skin disease characterized by abnormal perspiration. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Hydro-, 1 + salt. ] (Chem.) (a) A salt supposed to be formed by a hydracid and a base. (b) An acid salt. [ R. ] (c) A hydrous salt; a salt combined with water of hydration or crystallization. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hydro-, 1 + -scope. ] 1. An instrument designed to mark the presence of water, especially in air. Weale. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of water clock, used anciently for measuring time, the water tricking from an orifice at the end of a graduated tube.

{ ‖, n. [ NL. hydrosoma. See Hydra, and -some body. ] (Zool.) All the zooids of a hydroid colony collectively, including the nutritive and reproductive zooids, and often other kinds. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Hydro-, 2 + sorbic. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from sorbic acid when this takes up hydrogen; as, hydrosorbic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. hydro-, 1 + sphere. ] 1. (Meteor.) The aqueous vapor of the entire atmosphere. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. (Phys. Geog.) The aqueous envelope of the earth, including the ocean, all lakes, streams, and underground waters, and the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. A contrivance or apparatus to prevent the explosion of steam boilers.

2. A device, usually electrical, for indicating or regulating the height of water in a reservoir or receptacle. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } a. [ Hydro-, 1 + Gr. &unr_; causing to stand: cf. F. hydrostatique. See Static. ] Of or relating to hydrostatics; pertaining to, or in accordance with, the principles of the equilibrium of fluids. [ 1913 Webster ]

The first discovery made in hydrostatics since the time of Archimedes is due to Stevinus. Hallam. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hydrostatic balance, a balance for weighing substances in water, for the purpose of ascertaining their specific gravities. --
Hydrostatic bed, a water bed. --
Hydrostatic bellows, an apparatus consisting of a water-tight bellowslike case with a long, upright tube, into which water may be poured to illustrate the hydrostatic paradox. --
Hydrostatic paradox, the proposition in hydrostatics that any quantity of water, however small, may be made to counterbalance any weight, however great; or the law of the equality of pressure of fluids in all directions. --
Hydrostatic press, a machine in which great force, with slow motion, is communicated to a large plunger by means of water forced into the cylinder in which it moves, by a forcing pump of small diameter, to which the power is applied, the principle involved being the same as in the hydrostatic bellows. Also called hydraulic press, and Bramah press. In the illustration, a is a pump with a small plunger b, which forces the water into the cylinder c, thus driving upward the large plunder d, which performs the reduced work, such as compressing cotton bales, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. According to hydrostatics, or to hydrostatic principles. Bentley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who is versed or skilled in hydrostatics. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. hydrostatique. ] (Physics) The branch of science which relates to the pressure and equilibrium of nonelastic fluids, as water, mercury, etc.; the principles of statics applied to water and other liquids. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) Same as Hydrosulphurent. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) One of a series of compounds, derived from hydrogen sulphide by the replacement of half its hydrogen by a base or basic radical; as, potassium hydrosulphide, KSH. The hydrosulphides are analogous to the hydrates and include the mercaptans. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A saline compound of hydrosulphurous acid and a base. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A hydrosulphide. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Combined with hydrogen sulphide. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Hydro-, 2 + sulphuric. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, hydrogen and sulphur; as, hydrosulphuric acid, a designation applied to the solution of hydrogen sulphide in water. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained by the reduction of sulphurous acid. See Hyposulphurous acid, under Hyposulphurous. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. -drosten /plu>. Sometimes incorrectly . [ D., fr. land land + drost a kind of official; akin to G. truchsess. ] (In South Africa) (a) A chief magistrate in rural districts. He was replaced in 1827 by “resident magistrates.” (b) The president of the Heemraad. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. 'osmh` smell + &unr_; to sweat. ] (Med.) The secretion of fetid sweat. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Synchondroses [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;; sy`n with + &unr_; cartilage. ] (Anat.) An immovable articulation in which the union is formed by cartilage. -- Syn`chon*dro"si*al, a. [1913 Webster]