‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. nekro`s dead + &unr_; way of life, fr. &unr_; life. ] (Biol. & Med.) The death of a part of an organism by molecular disintegration and without loss of continuity, as in the processes of degeneration and atrophy; a normal dying out of cells in a tissue, in contrast to necrosis. Virchow. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. (Biol. & Med.) Of or pertaining to necrobiosis; as, a necrobiotic metamorphosis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. nekro`s a dead person + &unr_; to worship. ] The worship of the dead; manes worship. H. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. nekro`s a corpse + -lite. ] (Min.) Same as Necronite. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , a. [ Cf. F. nécrologique. ] Of or pertaining to necrology; of the nature of necrology; relating to, or giving, an account of the dead, or of deaths. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who gives an account of deaths. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Necrologies [ Gr. nekro`s a dead person + -logy: cf. F. nécrologie. See Necromancy. ] An account of deaths, or of the dead; a register of deaths; a collection of obituary notices. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who practices necromancy; a sorcerer; a wizard. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. nigromaunce, nigromancie, OF. nigromance, F. nécromance, nécromancie, from L. necromantia, Gr. &unr_;; nekro`s a dead body (akin to L. necare to kill, Skr. naç to perish, vanish) + &unr_; divination, fr. &unr_; diviner, seer, akin to E. mania. See Mania, and cf. Internecine, Noxious. The old spelling is due to confusion with L. niger black. Hence the name black art. ] The art of revealing future events by means of a pretended communication with the dead; the black art; hence, magic in general; conjuration; enchantment. See Black art. [ 1913 Webster ]

This palace standeth in the air,
By necromancy placèd there. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An abnormal attraction to dead bodies.
Syn. -- necrophilia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Conjuration. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

With all the necromantics of their art. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , a. Of or pertaining to necromancy; performed by necromancy. -- Nec`ro*man"tic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Gr. nekro`s a dead body. ] (Min.) Fetid feldspar, a mineral which, when struck, exhales a fetid odor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Necrophagous. ] (Zool.) Eating carrion. -- n. (Zool.) Any species of a tribe (Necrophaga) of beetles which, in the larval state, feed on carrion; a burying beetle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; eating corpses; nekro`s a dead body + &unr_; to eat: cf. F. nécrophage. ] (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Necrophaga; eating carrion. See Necrophagan. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. nekro`s a dead body + fobei^n to fear. ] An exaggerated fear of death or horror of dead bodies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. nekro`s a dead body + fe`rein to bear. ] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of beetles of the genus Necrophorus and allied genera; -- called also burying beetle, carrion beetle, sexton beetle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Necropolises [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;; nekro`s a dead body, adj., dead + &unr_; city. ] A city of the dead; a name given by the ancients to their cemeteries, and sometimes applied to modern burial places; a graveyard. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. nekro`s a dead body + &unr_; sight: cf. F. nécropsie. ] (Med.) A post-mortem examination or inspection; an autopsy. See Autopsy. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , a. [ Gr. nekro`s a dead body + -scope. ] Or or relating to post-mortem examinations. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. (Med.) To affect with necrosis; to undergo necrosis. Quain. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Affected by necrosis; dead; as, a necrosed bone. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. ne`krwsis, fr. nekroy^n to make dead, to mortify, nekro`s a dead body. ] 1. (Med.) The pathologic death of part of a tissue due to irreversible damage. Contrast to necrobiosis, which is a normal death of cells in a tissue. Formerly, applied primarily to death of bone tissue. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. (Bot.) A disease of trees, in which the branches gradually dry up from the bark to the center. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Affected with necrosis; as, necrotic tissue; characterized by, or producing, necrosis; as, a necrotic process. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. nekro`s dead person + te`mnein to cut. ] (Med.) The dissection of dead bodies; also, excision of necrosed bone. -- Nec`ro*tom"ic a. -- Nec*rot"o*mist n. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ AS. stāncropp. ] 1. A sort of tree. [ Obs. ] Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Any low succulent plant of the genus Sedum, esp. Sedum acre, which is common on bare rocks in Europe, and is spreading in parts of America. See Orpine. [ 1913 Webster ]

Virginian stonecrop, or
Ditch stonecrop, an American plant (Penthorum sedoides). [ 1913 Webster ]