| Chloroplatinic | a. (Chem.) See Platinichloric. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Gelatiniferous | a. [ Gelatin + -ferous. ] (Physiol. Chem.) Yielding gelatin on boiling with water; capable of gelatination. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Gelatiniform | a. Having the form of gelatin. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Gelatinization | n. Same as Gelatination. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Gelatinize | v. t. 1. To convert into gelatin or jelly. Same as Gelatinate, v. t. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Photog.) To coat, or otherwise treat, with gelatin. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Gelatinize | v. i. Same as Gelatinate, v. i. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Latinise | v. t. Same as Latinize.
Syn. -- Romanize, Latinize. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Latinism | n. [ Cf. F. latinisme. ] A Latin idiom; a mode of speech peculiar to Latin; also, a mode of speech in another language, as English, formed on a Latin model. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ The term is also sometimes used by Biblical scholars to designate a Latin word in Greek letters, or the Latin sense of a Greek word in the Greek Testament. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Latinist | n. [ Cf. F. latiniste. ] One skilled in Latin; a Latin scholar. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ] He left school a good Latinist. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Latinistic | a. Of, pertaining to, or derived from, Latin; in the Latin style or idiom. “Latinistic words.” Fitzed. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Latinitaster | n. [ Cf. Poetaster. ] One who has but a smattering of Latin. Walker. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Latinity | n. [ L. latinitas: cf. F. latinité. ] The Latin tongue, style, or idiom, or the use thereof; specifically, purity of Latin style or idiom. “His ele&unr_;ant Latinity.” Motley. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Latinization | n. The act or process of Latinizing, as a word, language, or country. [ 1913 Webster ] The Germanization of Britain went far deeper than the Latinization of France. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Latinize | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Latinized p. pr. & vb. n. Latinizing ] [ L. latinizare: cf. F. latiniser. ] 1. To give Latin terminations or forms to, as to foreign words, in writing Latin. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To bring under the power or influence of the Romans or Latins; to affect with the usages of the Latins, especially in speech. “Latinized races.” Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. To make like the Roman Catholic Church or diffuse its ideas in; as, to Latinize the Church of England. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. to write in the latin alphabet.
Syn. -- Romanize. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Latinize | v. i. To use words or phrases borrowed from the Latin. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To come under the influence of the Romans, or of the Roman Catholic Church. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Platinic | a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, platinum; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which the element has a higher valence, as contrasted with the platinous compounds; as, platinic chloride (PtCl4). [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Platinichloric | a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid consisting of platinic chloride and hydrochloric acid, and obtained as a brownish red crystalline substance, called platinichloric, or chloroplatinic, acid. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Platiniferous | a. [ Platinum + -ferous. ] Yielding platinum; as, platiniferous sand. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Platiniridium | n. (Chem. & Min.) A natural alloy of platinum and iridium occurring in grayish metallic rounded or cubical grains with platinum. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Platinize | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Platinized p. pr. & vb. n. Platinizing ] To cover or combine with platinum. [ 1913 Webster ] |
