n. pl. Apotheoses [ L., fr. Gr. 'apoqe`wsis, fr. 'apoqewy^n to deify; 'apo` from + qewy^n to deify, qeo`s a god. ] 1. The act of elevating a mortal to the rank of, and placing him among, “the gods;” deification. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Glorification; exaltation. “The apotheosis of chivalry.” Prescott. “The noisy apotheosis of liberty and machinery.” F. Harrison. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To exalt to the dignity of a deity; to declare to be a god; to deify; to glorify. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. [ L. araeostylos, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; at intervals + &unr_; pillar, column. ] (Arch.) See Intercolumniation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. [ Gr. &unr_; as intervals + &unr_;. See Systyle. ] (Arch.) See Intercolumniation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. araneosus. ] Of the aspect of a spider's web; arachnoid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'archai^os ancient + sto`ma mouth. ] (Biol.) Applied to a gastrula when the blastopore does not entirely close up. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. See Intercolumniation, and Aræostyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. See Intercolumniation, and Aræosystyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Casein + -ose. ] (Physiol.Chem.) A soluble product (proteose) formed in the gastric and pancreatic digestion of casein and caseinogen. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Creosote + phenol. ] (Chem.) A colorless liquid resembling phenol or carbolic acid, homologous with pyrocatechin, and obtained from beechwood tar and gum guaiacum. [ Written also creasol. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. kre`as, gen. kre`ws, flesh + sw`zein to preserve. ] (Chem.) Wood-tar oil; an oily antiseptic liquid, of a burning smoky taste, colorless when pure, but usually colored yellow or brown by impurity or exposure. It is a complex mixture of various phenols and their ethers, and is obtained by the distillation of wood tar, especially that of beechwood. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It is remarkable as an antiseptic and deodorizer in the preservation of wood, flesh, etc., and in the prevention of putrefaction; but it is a poor germicide, and in this respect has been overrated. Smoked meat, as ham, owes its preservation and taste to a small quantity of creosote absorbed from the smoke to which it is exposed. Carbolic acid is phenol{ 1 } proper, while creosote is a mixture of several phenols. [ 1913 Webster ]

Coal-tar creosote (Chem.), a colorless or yellow, oily liquid, obtained in the distillation of coal tar, and resembling wood-tar oil, or creosote proper, in composition and properties. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Creosoted p. pr. & vb. n. Creosoting. ] To saturate or impregnate with creosote, as timber, for the prevention of decay.

. A shrub (Covillea mexicana) found in desert regions from Colorado to California and southward through Mexico. It has yellow flowers and very resinous foliage with a strong odor of creosote. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. [ L. deosculatus, p. p. of deosculari. See Osculate. ] To kiss warmly. [ Obs. ] -- De*os`cu*la"tion n. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. 'Hw`s. ] (Gr. Myth.) Aurora, the goddess of morn. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'hw`s dawn + say^ros lizard. ] (Paleon.) An extinct marine reptile from the coal measures of Nova Scotia; -- so named because supposed to be of the earliest known reptiles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; dawn. ] (Chem.) A yellow or brownish red dyestuff obtained by the action of bromine on fluoresceïn, and named from the fine rose-red which it imparts to silk. It is also used for making a fine red ink. Its solution is fluorescent. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Gr. &unr_; Bringer of morn. ] (Min.) A hydrous phosphate of alumina and manganese. It is generally of a rose-pink color, -- whence the name. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, year + &unr_; row. ] A kind of chronogram. [ R. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ NL. etheostoma name of a genus + -oid. ] (Zoöl.) Pertaining to, or like, the genus Etheostoma. -- n. Any fish of the genus Etheostoma and related genera, allied to the perches; -- also called darter. The etheostomoids are small and often bright-colored fishes inhabiting the fresh waters of North America. About seventy species are known, including the rare snail darter (Percina tanasi), 3 inches long, found only in the Tennessee River and classified as a threatened species. See Darter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + -scopy: cf. F. géoscopie. ] Knowledge of the earth, ground, or soil, obtained by inspection. Chambers. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + &unr_; moon. ] Pertaining to the earth and moon; belonging to the joint action or mutual relations of the earth and moon; as, geoselenic phenomena. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. ge`a, gh^, earth + E. static. ] (Civil Engin.) Relating to the pressure exerted by earth or similar substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

Geostatic arch, an arch having a form adapted to sustain pressure similar to that exerted by earth. Rankine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + E. synclinal. ] (Geol.) the downward bend or subsidence of the earth's crust, which allows of the gradual accumulation of sediment, and hence forms the first step in the making of a mountain range; -- opposed to geanticlinal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The ability and tendency of certain systems to maintain a relatively constant internal state in spite of changes in external conditions; this ability is achieved by the presence of feedback mechanisms which can adjust the state of the system to compensate for changes in the state caused by the external environment. It is exemplified in homeothermal biological systems, such as animals which maintain relatively constant blood temperature and composition in spite of variations in external temperature or the composition of the food ingested. [ PJC ]

a. Of or pertaining to homeostasis; exhibiting homeostasis. [ PJC ]

adv. In a homeostatic manner. [ PJC ]

{ ‖ } n. [ NL. hylaeosaurus, fr. Gr. &unr_; belonging to a forest (fr. &unr_; wood) + &unr_; a lizard. ] (Paleon.) A large Wealden dinosaur from the Tilgate Forest, England. It was about twenty feet long, protected by bony plates in the skin, and armed with spines. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Hylæosaur. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Creosote. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) See Lignin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. neossia` a bird's nest. ] The substance constituting the edible bird's nest. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; a young bird + -logy. ] (Zool.) The study of young birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Biochem.) A type of molecule found in all living organisms, present mostly in chemically combined form as a component of nucleic acids, and also in smaller amounts in free form, consisting of a pentose sugar bound to a purine or pyrimidine base; two types of nucleoside, ribonucleoside and deoxyribonucleoside, are present. The most common bases present in nucleosides are adenine, cytosine, uracil, guanine, and thymine, and to a lesser extent hypoxanthine and other bases are found. The most commmon ribonucleosides composed from these bases are called adenosine, cytidine, uridine, and guanosine. The forms esterified with orthophosphoric at the 5-position of the pentose are called nucleotides. The nucleotides form the monomer units which are combined into DNA and RNA, which carry the genetic information required for reproduction in all known organisms. [ PJC ]

n. The state or quality of being oily or fat; fatness. [ R. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. oleosus, fr. oleum oil. ] Oily. [ R. ] Ray. Floyer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A white crystalline substance which is obtained indirectly from the root of an umbelliferous plant (Imperatoria Oreoselinum), and yields resorcin on decomposition. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. 'o`ros, -eos, mountain + sw^ma body. ] (Zool.) A genus of small oceanic fishes, remarkable for the large conical tubercles which cover the under surface. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Osteosarcomata [ NL. See Osteo-, and sarcoma. ] (Med.) A tumor having the structure of a sarcoma in which there is a deposit of bone; sarcoma connected with bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL.; osteo- + sclerosis. ] Abnormal hardness and density of bone. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. 'wqei^n to push + -scope. ] (Physics) An instrument for exhibiting the repulsive action produced by light or heat in an exhausted vessel; a modification of the radiometer. W. Crookes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. palaio`s ancient + say^ros a lizard. ] (Paleon.) A genus of fossil saurians found in the Permian formation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. faio`s dusky + E. spore. ] (Bot.) A brownish zoospore, characteristic of an order (Phæosporeæ) of dark green or olive-colored algæ. -- Phæ`o*spor"ic a. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Proteid + -ose. ] (Physiol. Chem.) One of a class of soluble products formed in the digestion of proteids with gastric and pancreatic juice, and also by the hydrolytic action of boiling dilute acids on proteids. Proteoses are divided into the two groups, the primary and secondary proteoses. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Physics) See Rheostat. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. "rei^n to flow + -scope.] (Physics) An instrument for detecting the presence or movement of currents, as of electricity. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Gr. "rei^n + stato`s standing still.] (Elec.) A contrivance for adjusting or regulating the strength of electrical currents, operating usually by the intercalation of resistance which can be varied at will. Wheatstone. --Rhe`o*stat"ic a. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; a military standard + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, mouth. ] (Zool.) A division of Discophora having large free mouth lobes. It includes Aurelia, and Pelagia. Called also Semeostoma. See Illustr. under Discophora, and Medusa. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Stereo- + -scope. ] An optical instrument for giving to pictures the appearance of solid forms, as seen in nature. It combines in one, through a bending of the rays of light, two pictures, taken for the purpose from points of view a little way apart. It is furnished with two eyeglasses, and by refraction or reflection the pictures are superimposed, so as to appear as one to the observer. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In the reflecting stereoscope, the rays from the two pictures are turned into the proper direction for stereoscopic vision by two plane mirrors set at an angle with each other, and between the pictures. In the lenticular stereoscope, the form in general use, the eyeglasses are semilenses, or marginal portions of the same convex lenses, set with their edges toward each other, so that they deflect the rays coming from the picture so as to strike the eyes as if coming direct from an intermediate point, where the two pictures are seen apparently as one. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Of or pertaining to the stereoscope; characteristic of, or adapted to, the stereoscope; as, a stereoscopic effect; the stereoscopic function of the eyeglasses; stereoscopic views. -- Ste`re*o*scop"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

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