| Stoic | n. [ L. stoicus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, adj., literally, of or pertaining to a colonnade, from &unr_; a roofed colonnade, a porch, especially, a porch in Athens where Zeno and his successors taught. ] 1. A disciple of the philosopher Zeno; one of a Greek sect which held that men should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and should submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity, by which all things are governed. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Hence, a person not easily excited; an apathetic person; one who is apparently or professedly indifferent to pleasure or pain. [ 1913 Webster ] A Stoic of the woods, a man without a tear. Campbell. [ 1913 Webster ]
School of Stoics. See The Porch, under Porch. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Stoical | { } a. [ L. stoicus, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. stoïque. See Stoic, n. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the Stoics; resembling the Stoics or their doctrines. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Not affected by passion; manifesting indifference to pleasure or pain; especially, bearing pain, suffering, or bad fortune without complaint. -- Sto"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Sto"ic*al*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ] Variants: Stoic |
| Stoichiology | n. [ Gr. &unr_; a first element + -logy. ] [ Written also stoechiology. ] 1. That part of the science of physiology which treats of the elements, or principles, composing animal tissues. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Logic) The doctrine of the elementary requisites of mere thought. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. The statement or discussion of the first principles of any science or art. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Stoichiometrical | { } a. Of or pertaining to stoichiometry; employed in, or obtained by, stoichiometry. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Chem.) of, pertaining to, using, or consuming, reagents in the exact proportions required for a given reaction; as, a stoichiometric reaction, i. e., a reaction which goes to completion, rather than stopping partway at an equilibrium point. [ PJC ] Variants: Stoichiometric |
| Stoichiometry | n. [ Gr. &unr_; a first principle, or element + -metry. ] The art or process of calculating the atomic proportions, combining weights, and other numerical relations of chemical elements and their compounds. [ 1913 Webster ] |
