{ } a. [ Cf. F. aéronauitique. ] Pertaining to aëronautics, or aërial sailing. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Antiscorbutic. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of or pertaining to astronautics.
Syn. -- astronautic [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. of or pertaining to chemotherapy; using chemotherapy; having properties beneficial for chemotherapy. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. emphyteuticarius, a. ] One who holds lands by emphyteusis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. fruticans, p. pr. of fruticare, to become bushy, fr. frutex, fruticis, shrub. ] Full of shoots. [ Obs. ] Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to interpret: cf. F. herméneutique. ] Unfolding the signification; of or pertaining to interpretation; exegetical; explanatory; as, hermeneutic theology, or the art of expounding the Scriptures; a hermeneutic phrase. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. According to the principles of interpretation; as, a verse of Scripture was examined hermeneutically. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. latreytiko`s, fr. latrey`ein to serve, to worship. ] 1. Acting as a hired servant; serving; ministering; assisting. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to latria. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. maieytiko`s, fr. mai^a midwife. ] 1. Serving to assist childbirth. Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ Fig. ] Aiding, or tending to, the definition and interpretation of thoughts or language. Payne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. nauticus, Gr. naytiko`s, fr. nay`ths a seaman, sailor, fr. nay^s ship: cf. F. nautique. See Nave of a church. ] Of or pertaining to seamen, to the art of navigation, or to ships; as, nautical skill. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Naval; marine; maritime. See Naval. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nautical almanac. See under Almanac. --
Nautical distance, the length in nautical miles of the rhumb line joining any two places on the earth's surface. --
nautical mile. See under Mile. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a nautical manner; with reference to nautical affairs. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. pharmaceuticus, Gr. farmakeytiko`s, fr. farmakey`ein: cf. F. pharmaceutique. See Pharmacy. ] Of or pertaining to the knowledge or art of pharmacy, or to the art of preparing medicines according to the rules or formulas of pharmacy; as, pharmaceutical preparations. -- Phar`ma*ceu"tic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Pharmaceutical chemistry, that department of chemistry which ascertains or regulates the composition of medicinal substances. [1913 Webster]

{ , a. [ Gr. &unr_; to teach beforehand; &unr_; before + &unr_; to bring up a child, to educate, teach, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a child. ] Of, pertaining to, or conveying, preliminary instruction; introductory to any art or science; instructing beforehand. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. scorbutique. ] (Med.) Of or pertaining to scurvy; of the nature of, or resembling, scurvy; diseased with scurvy; as, a scorbutic person; scorbutic complaints or symptoms. -- Scor*bu"tic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

{ } a. [ F. thérapeutique, Gr. &unr_;, from &unr_; attendant, servant, &unr_; to serve, take care of, treat medically, &unr_; attendant, servant. ] (Med.) Of or pertaining to the healing art; concerned in discovering and applying remedies for diseases; curative. “Therapeutic or curative physic.” Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

Medicine is justly distributed into “prophylactic, ” or the art of preserving health, and therapeutic, or the art of restoring it. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ So called from Utica, in New York. ] (Geol.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a subdivision of the Trenton Period of the Lower Silurian, characterized in the State of New York by beds of shale. [ 1913 Webster ]