No result for Anchi. Showing similar results...
Abranchial
Abranchial A*bran"chi*al, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Abranchiate.
Abranchiate
Abranchiate A*bran"chi*ate, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Without gills.
AffranchiseAffranchise Af*fran"chise, v. t. [F. affranchir; ? (L. ad) +
franc free. See Franchise and Frank.]
To make free; to enfranchise. --Johnson. Affranchisement
Affranchisement Af*fran"chise*ment, n. [Cf. F.
affranchissement.]
The act of making free; enfranchisement. [R.]
Asperula cynanchicaSquinance Squin"ance, Squinancy Squin"an*cy, n. [F.
esquinancie, OF. squinance, esquinance. See Quinsy.]
1. (Med.) The quinsy. See Quinsy. [Obs.]
2. (Bot.) A European perennial herb (Asperula cynanchica)
with narrowly linear whorled leaves; -- formerly thought
to cure the quinsy. Also called quincewort.
Squinancy berries, black currants; -- so called because
used to cure the quinsy. --Dr. Prior. Aspidobranchia
Aspidobranchia As`pi*do*bran"chi*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?,
shield + ? gills.] (Zo["o]l.)
A group of Gastropoda, with limpetlike shells, including the
abalone shells and keyhole limpets.
Bastard manchineelManchineel Man`chi*neel", n. [Sp. manzanillo, fr. manzana an
apple, fr. L. malum Matianum a kind of apple. So called from
its apple-like fruit.] (Bot.)
A euphorbiaceous tree (Hippomane Mancinella) of tropical
America, having a poisonous and blistering milky juice, and
poisonous acrid fruit somewhat resembling an apple.
Bastard manchineel, a tree (Cameraria latifolia) of the
East Indies, having similar poisonous properties.
--Lindley. Blanchimeter
Blanchimeter Blanch*im"e*ter, n. [1st blanch + -meter.]
An instrument for measuring the bleaching power of chloride
of lime and potash; a chlorometer. --Ure.
BlanchingBlanch Blanch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blanched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Blanching.] [OE. blanchen, blaunchen, F. blanchir, fr.
blanc white. See Blank, a.]
1. To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach; as,
to blanch linen; age has blanched his hair.
2. (Gardening) To bleach by excluding the light, as the
stalks or leaves of plants, by earthing them up or tying
them together.
3. (Confectionery & Cookery)
(a) To make white by removing the skin of, as by scalding;
as, to blanch almonds.
(b) To whiten, as the surface of meat, by plunging into
boiling water and afterwards into cold, so as to
harden the surface and retain the juices.
4. To give a white luster to (silver, before stamping, in the
process of coining.).
5. To cover (sheet iron) with a coating of tin.
6. Fig.: To whiten; to give a favorable appearance to; to
whitewash; to palliate.
Blanch over the blackest and most absurd things.
--Tillotson.
Syn: To Blanch, Whiten.
Usage: To whiten is the generic term, denoting, to render
white; as, to whiten the walls of a room. Usually
(though not of necessity) this is supposed to be done
by placing some white coloring matter in or upon the
surface of the object in question. To blanch is to
whiten by the removal of coloring matter; as, to
blanch linen. So the cheek is blanched by fear, i. e.,
by the withdrawal of the blood, which leaves it white. BranchiaBranchia Bran"chi*a, n.; pl. Branchi[ae]. [L., fr. Gr. ?,
pl. of ?.] (Anat.)
A gill; a respiratory organ for breathing the air contained
in water, such as many aquatic and semiaquatic animals have. BranchiaeBranchia Bran"chi*a, n.; pl. Branchi[ae]. [L., fr. Gr. ?,
pl. of ?.] (Anat.)
A gill; a respiratory organ for breathing the air contained
in water, such as many aquatic and semiaquatic animals have. BranchialBranchial Bran"chi*al, a. (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to branchi[ae] or gills.
Branchial arches, the bony or cartilaginous arches which
support the gills on each side of the throat of fishes and
amphibians. See Illustration in Appendix.
Branchial clefts, the openings between the branchial arches
through which water passes. Branchial archesBranchial Bran"chi*al, a. (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to branchi[ae] or gills.
Branchial arches, the bony or cartilaginous arches which
support the gills on each side of the throat of fishes and
amphibians. See Illustration in Appendix.
Branchial clefts, the openings between the branchial arches
through which water passes. Branchial cleftsBranchial Bran"chi*al, a. (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to branchi[ae] or gills.
Branchial arches, the bony or cartilaginous arches which
support the gills on each side of the throat of fishes and
amphibians. See Illustration in Appendix.
Branchial clefts, the openings between the branchial arches
through which water passes. Branchial cleftsCleft Cleft, n. [OE. clift; cf. Sw. klyft cave, den, Icel.
kluft cleft, Dan. kl["o]ft, G. kluft. See Cleave to split
and cf. 2d Clift, 1st Clough.]
1. A space or opening made by splitting; a crack; a crevice;
as, the cleft of a rock. --Is. ii. 21.
2. A piece made by splitting; as, a cleft of wood.
3. (Far.) A disease in horses; a crack on the band of the
pastern.
Branchial clefts. See under Branchial.
Syn: Crack; crevice; fissure; chink; cranny. Branchiate
Branchiate Bran"chi*ate, a. (Anat.)
Furnished with branchi[ae]; as, branchiate segments.
Branchiferous
Branchiferous Bran*chif"er*ous, a. (Anat.)
Having gills; branchiate; as, branchiferous gastropods.
Branchiness
Branchiness Branch"i*ness, n.
Fullness of branches.
Branching
Branching Branch"ing, n.
The act or state of separation into branches; division into
branches; a division or branch.
The sciences, with their numerous branchings. --L.
Watts.
Branching
Branching Branch"ing, a.
Furnished with branches; shooting our branches; extending in
a branch or branches.
Shaded with branching palm. --Milton.
Branchiogastropoda
Branchiogastropoda Bran`chi*o*gas*trop"o*da, n. pl. [NL., from
Gr. ? gill + E. gastropoda.] (Zo["o]l.)
Those Gastropoda that breathe by branchi[ae], including the
Prosobranchiata and Opisthobranchiata.
Branchiomerism
Branchiomerism Bran`chi*om"er*ism, n. [Gr. ? gill + -mere.]
(Anat.)
The state of being made up of branchiate segments. --R.
Wiedersheim.
Branchiopod
Branchiopod Bran"chi*o*pod, n.
One of the Branchiopoda.
BranchiopodaPhyllopoda Phyl*lop"o*da, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a leaf +
-poda.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of Entomostraca including a large number of species,
most of which live in fresh water. They have flattened or
leaflike legs, often very numerous, which they use in
swimming. Called also Branchiopoda.
Note: In some, the body is covered with a bivalve shell
(Holostraca); in others, as Apus, by a shield-shaped
carapace (Monostraca); in others, like Artemia, there
is no carapace, and the body is regularly segmented.
Sometimes the group is made to include also the
Cladocera. BranchiopodaBranchiopoda Bran"chi*o*poda, n. pl. [Gr. ? gill + -poda: cf.
F. branchiopode.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of Entomostraca; -- so named from the feet of
branchiopods having been supposed to perform the function of
gills. It includes the fresh-water genera Branchipus,
Apus, and Limnadia, and the genus Artemia found in salt
lakes. It is also called Phyllopoda}. See Phyllopoda,
Cladocera. It is sometimes used in a broader sense. BranchiostegalBranchiostegal Bran`chi*os"te*gal, a. [Gr. ? gill + ? to
cover: cf. F. branchiost[`e]ge.] (Anat.)
Pertaining to the membrane covering the gills of fishes. --
n. (Anat.) A branchiostegal ray. See Illustration of
Branchial arches in Appendix.
Note: This term was formerly applied to a group of fishes
having boneless branchi[ae]. But the arrangement was
artificial, and has been rejected. Branchiostege
Branchiostege Bran`chi*os"tege, (Anat.)
The branchiostegal membrane. See Illustration in Appendix.
Branchiostegous
Branchiostegous Bran`chi*os"te*gous, a. (Anat.)
Branchiostegal.
BranchiostomaBranchiostoma Bran`chi*os"to*ma, n. [NL., fr., Gr. ? gill + ?
mouth.] (Zo["o]l.)
The lancelet. See Amphioxus. BranchiuraBranchiura Bran"chi*u"ra, n. pl. [NL., fr., Gr. ? gill + ?
tail.] (Zo["o]l.)
A group of Entomostraca, with suctorial mouths, including
species parasitic on fishes, as the carp lice (Argulus).
Meaning of Anchi from wikipedia
