n. [ LL. Artotyritae, pl., fr. Gr. &unr_; bread + &unr_; cheese. ] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect in the primitive church, who celebrated the Lord's Supper with bread and cheese, alleging that the first oblations of men not only of the fruit of the earth, but of their flocks. [ Gen. iv. 3, 4. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. butyrum butter. See Butter. ] Having the qualities of butter; resembling butter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A salt of butyric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, butter. [ 1913 Webster ]

Butyric acid, C3H7.CO2H, an acid found in butter; an oily, limpid fluid, having the smell of rancid butter, and an acrid taste, with a sweetish aftertaste, like that of ether. There are two metameric butyric acids, called in distinction the normal- and iso-butyric acid. The normal butyric acid is the one common in rancid butter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Physiol. Chem.) A butyrate of glycerin; a fat contained in small quantity in milk, which helps to give to butter its peculiar flavor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. butyrum butter + -meter. ] An instrument for determining the amount of fatty matter or butter contained in a sample of milk. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Butyric + -one. ] (Chem.) A liquid ketone obtained by heating calcium butyrate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Butyraceous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Butyric + -yl. ] (Chem.) The radical (C3H7.CO-) of butyric acid. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Carbon + styrene. ] A white crystalline substance, C9H6N.OH, of acid properties derived from one of the amido cinnamic acids. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem., Med.) a chemical substance consisting of tyrosine with two hydrogen atoms on the benzene ring replaced by iodine atoms. The isomer 3, 5-diiodotyrosine is an inhibitor of thyroid function. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. "iero`s sacred + E. martyr.] A priest who becomes a martyr. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Hydro-, 2 + carbostyril. ] (Chem.) A white, crystalline, nitrogenous hydrocarbon, C9H9NO, obtained from certain derivatives of cinnamic acid and closely related to quinoline and carbostyril. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. lac, lactis, milk + E. butyrometer. ] An instrument for determining the amount of butter fat contained in a given sample of milk. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS., from L. martyr, Gr. ma`rtyr, ma`rtys, prop., a witness; cf. Skr. sm&rsdot_; to remember, E. memory. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel; one who is put to death for his religion; as, Stephen was the first Christian martyr. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

To be a martyr, signifies only to witness the truth of Christ; but the witnessing of the truth was then so generally attended with persecution, that martyrdom now signifies not only to witness, but to witness by death. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, one who sacrifices his life, his station, or what is of great value to him, for the sake of principle, or to sustain a cause. [ 1913 Webster ]

Then if thou fall'st, O Cromwell,
Thou fall'st a blessed martyr ! Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Martyred p. pr. & vb. n. Martyring. ] 1. To put to death for adhering to some belief, esp. Christianity; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession. Bp. Pearson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To persecute; to torment; to torture. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

The lovely Amoret, whose gentle heart
Thou martyrest with sorrow and with smart. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Racked with sciatics, martyred with the stone. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Martyr + -dom. ] 1. The condition of a martyr; the death of a martyr; the suffering of death on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

I came from martyrdom unto this peace. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Affliction; torment; torture. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Act of martyrizing, or state of being martyrized; torture. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. F. martyriser, LL. martyrizare. ] To make a martyr of. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In the manner of a martyr. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. martyrologium: cf. F. martyrologe. ] A martyrology. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Pertaining to martyrology or martyrs; registering, or registered in, a catalogue of martyrs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. martyrologiste. ] A writer of martyrology; an historian of martyrs. T. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. -gies [ Martyr + -logy. ] A history or account of martyrs; a register of martyrs. Bp. Stillingfleet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Martyrdom. [ R. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Oxy- (b) + butyric. ] (Chem.) Hydroxybutyric; designating any one of a group of metameric acids ((C3H6.OH).CO2H). [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, lit., bran. ] 1. (Med.) A superficial affection of the skin, characterized by irregular patches of thin scales which are shed in branlike particles. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Veter.) A disease of domestic animals characterized by dry epithelial scales, and due to digestive disturbances and alteration of the function of the sebaceous glands. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖Pityriasis versicolor [ NL. ] (Med.), a parasitic disease of the skin, characterized by the development of reddish or brownish patches. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; bran + -oid. ] Having the form of, or resembling, bran. Smart. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Platy + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, nose. ] (Anat.) Having the nose broad; -- opposed to leptorhine. -- n. (Zool.) One of the Platyrhini. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; broad + &unr_;, &unr_;, nose. ] (Zool.) A division of monkeys, including the American species, which have a broad nasal septum, thirty-six teeth, and usually a prehensile tail. See Monkey. [ Written also Platyrrhini. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL., fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; first + &unr_; martyr: cf. F. protomartyr. See Proto-, and Martyr. ] The first martyr; the first who suffers, or is sacrificed, in any cause; -- applied esp. to Stephen, the first Christian martyr. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) An American orchidaceous plant (Aplectrum hyemale) which flowers in early summer. Its slender naked rootstock produces each year a solid corm, filled with exceedingly glutinous matter, which sends up later a single large oval evergreen plaited leaf. Called also Adam-and-Eve. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. satyrus, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. satyre. ] 1. (Class. Myth.) A sylvan deity or demigod, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rough Satyrs danced; and Fauns, with cloven heel,
From the glad sound would not be absent long. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Any one of many species of butterflies belonging to the family Nymphalidae. Their colors are commonly brown and gray, often with ocelli on the wings. Called also meadow browns. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) The orang-outang. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;. See Satyr. ] Immoderate venereal appetite in the male. Quain. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. satyricus, Gr. satyriko`s. ] Of or pertaining to satyrs; burlesque; as, satyric tragedy. P. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. saty`rion. ] (Bot.) Any one of several kinds of orchids. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Styrax. ] (Chem.) A white crystalline tasteless substance extracted from gum storax, and consisting of a salt of cinnamic acid with cinnamic alcohol. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. styrax, storax, Gr. &unr_;. See Storax. ] 1. (Bot.) A genus of shrubs and trees, mostly American or Asiatic, abounding in resinous and aromatic substances. Styrax officinalis yields storax, and Styrax Benzoin yields benzoin. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Same as Storax. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Styrax + L. oleum oil. ] (Chem.) See Styrolene. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C8H8, obtained by the distillation of storax, by the decomposition of cinnamic acid, and by the condensation of acetylene, as a fragrant, aromatic, mobile liquid; -- called also phenyl ethylene, vinyl benzene, styrol, styrene, and cinnamene. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A white crystalline substance having a sweet taste and a hyacinthlike odor, obtained by the decomposition of styracin; -- properly called cinnamic alcohol or styryl alcohol. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Styrax + -yl. ] (Chem.) A hypothetical radical found in certain derivatives of styrolene and cinnamic acid; -- called also cinnyl, or cinnamyl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Tyrant. ] A tyrant. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Lordly love is such a tyran fell. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A female tyrant. [ Obs. ] “That proud tyranness.” Spenser. Akenside. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. tyrannicus, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. tyrannique. See Tyrant. ] Of or pertaining to a tyrant; suiting a tyrant; unjustly severe in government; absolute; imperious; despotic; cruel; arbitrary; as, a tyrannical prince; a tyrannical master; tyrannical government. “A power tyrannical.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our sects a more tyrannic power assume. Roscommon. [ 1913 Webster ]

The oppressor ruled tyrannic where he durst. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Ty*ran"nic*al*ly, adv. -- Ty*ran"nic*al*ness, . [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to tyrannicide, or the murder of a tyrant. Booth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. tyrannicidium the killing of a tyrant, tyrannicida the killer of a tyrant; tyrannus a tyrant + caedere to kill: cf. F. tyrannicide. ] 1. The act of killing a tyrant. Hume. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who kills a tyrant. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like a tyrant; tyrannical. [ Obs. ] “The proud tyrannish Roman.” Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Tyrannized p. pr. & vb. n. Tyrannizing ] [ Cf. F. tyranniser, Gr. tyranni`zein to take the part of tyrants. ] To act the tyrant; to exercise arbitrary power; to rule with unjust and oppressive severity; to exercise power over others not permitted by law or required by justice, or with a severity not necessary to the ends of justice and government; as, a prince will often tyrannize over his subjects; masters sometimes tyrannize over their servants or apprentices. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To subject to arbitrary, oppressive, or tyrannical treatment; to oppress. [ 1913 Webster ]