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AnatropousAnatropal A*nat"ro*pal, Anatropous A*nat"ro*pous, a. [Gr. ?
up + ? to turn.] (Bot.)
Having the ovule inverted at an early period in its
development, so that the chalaza is as the apparent apex; --
opposed to orthotropous. --Gray. Anisotropous
Anisotropous An`i*sot"ro*pous, a.
Anisotropic.
Antitropous
Antitropal An*tit"ro*pal, Antitropous An*tit"ro*pous, a.
[Pref. anti- + Gr. ? turn, ? to turn.] (Bot.)
At the extremity most remote from the hilum, as the embryo,
or inverted with respect to the seed, as the radicle.
--Lindley.
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.
Campylotropous
Campylotropous Cam`py*lot"ro*pous, a. [Gr. ? curved + ? a
turning.] (Bot.)
Having the ovules and seeds so curved, or bent down upon
themselves, that the ends of the embryo are brought close
together.
Centropomus undecimalisSea pike Sea" pike` (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The garfish.
(b) A large serranoid food fish (Centropomus undecimalis)
found on both coasts of America; -- called also robalo.
(c) The merluce. Centropomus undecimalisSnook Snook, n. [D. snoek.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A large perchlike marine food fish (Centropomus
undecimalis) found both on the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts of tropical America; -- called also ravallia,
and robalo.
(b) The cobia.
(c) The garfish. Electropoion
Electropoion E*lec`tro*poi"on, n., or Electropoion fluid
Electropoion fluid [NL.; electro- + Gr. poiw^n, p. pr. of
poiei^n to make.] (Elec.)
An exciting and depolarizing acid solution used in certain
cells or batteries, as the Grenet battery. Electropoion is
best prepared by mixing one gallon of concentrated sulphuric
acid diluted with three gallons of water, with a solution of
six pounds of potassium bichromate in two gallons of boiling
water. It should be used cold.
Electropoion fluid
Electropoion E*lec`tro*poi"on, n., or Electropoion fluid
Electropoion fluid [NL.; electro- + Gr. poiw^n, p. pr. of
poiei^n to make.] (Elec.)
An exciting and depolarizing acid solution used in certain
cells or batteries, as the Grenet battery. Electropoion is
best prepared by mixing one gallon of concentrated sulphuric
acid diluted with three gallons of water, with a solution of
six pounds of potassium bichromate in two gallons of boiling
water. It should be used cold.
GastropodGastropod Gas"tro*pod, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Gastropoda. [Written also gasteropod.] GastropodaGastropoda Gas*trop"o*da, n. pl., [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, stomach
+ -poda.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the classes of Mollusca, of great extent. It includes
most of the marine spiral shells, and the land and
fresh-water snails. They generally creep by means of a flat,
muscular disk, or foot, on the ventral side of the body. The
head usually bears one or two pairs of tentacles. See
Mollusca. [Written also Gasteropoda.]
Note: The Gastropoda are divided into three subclasses; viz.:
(a) The Streptoneura or Dioecia, including the
Pectinibranchiata, Rhipidoglossa, Docoglossa, and
Heteropoda. (b) The Euthyneura, including the
Pulmonata and Opisthobranchia. (c) The Amphineura,
including the Polyplacophora and Aplacophora. Gastropodous
Gastropodous Gas*trop"o*dous, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the Gastropoda.
HemitropousHemitropal He*mit"ro*pal, Hemitropous He*mit"ro*pous, a.
[See Hemitrope.]
1. Turned half round; half inverted.
2. (Bot.) Having the raphe terminating about half way between
the chalaza and the orifice; amphitropous; -- said of an
ovule. --Gray. Homotropous
Homotropal Ho*mot"ro*pal, Homotropous Ho*mot"ro*pous, a.
[Gr. ?; ? the same + ? turn, fr. ? to turn: cf. F.
homotrope.]
1. Turned in the same direction with something else.
2. (Bot.) Having the radicle of the seed directed towards the
hilum.
Isotropous
Isotropous I*sot"ro*pous, a.
Isotropic.
Lycotropous
Lycotropous Ly*cot"ro*pous, a. [Gr. ? hook + ? to turn.]
(Bot.)
Campylotropous.
MetropolisMetropolis Me*trop"o*lis, n. [L. metropolis, Gr. ?, prop., the
mother city (in relation to colonies); ? mother + ? city. See
Mother, and Police.]
1. The mother city; the chief city of a kingdom, state, or
country.
[Edinburgh] gray metropolis of the North.
--Tennyson.
2. (Eccl.) The seat, or see, of the metropolitan, or highest
church dignitary.
The great metropolis and see of Rome. --Shak. Metropolitan
Metropolitan Met`ro*pol"i*tan, n. [LL. metropolitanus.]
1. The superior or presiding bishop of a country or province.
2. (Lat. Church.) An archbishop.
3. (Gr. Church) A bishop whose see is civil metropolis. His
rank is intermediate between that of an archbishop and a
patriarch. --Hook.
Metropolitan vestryVestry Ves"try, n.; pl. Vestries. [OE. vestrye, F.
vestiaire, L. vestiarium, fr. vestiarius belonging to
clothes, fr. vestis a garment. See Vest, n., and cf.
Vestiary.]
1. A room appendant to a church, in which sacerdotal
vestments and sacred utensils are sometimes kept, and
where meetings for worship or parish business are held; a
sacristy; -- formerly called revestiary.
He said unto him that was over the vestry, Bring
forth vestments for all the worshipers of Baal. --2
Kings x. 22.
2. (Ch. of Eng.) A parochial assembly; an assembly of persons
who manage parochial affairs; -- so called because usually
held in a vestry.
3. (Prot. Epis. Ch.) A body, composed of wardens and
vestrymen, chosen annually by a parish to manage its
temporal concerns.
Metropolitan vestry, in the city of London, and certain
specified parishes and places in England, a body composed
of householders who pay poor rates. Its duties include the
repair of churches, care of highways, the appointment of
certain officers, etc.
Select vestry, a select number of persons chosen in large
and populous English parishes to represent and manage the
concerns of the parish for one year. --Mozley & W.
Vestry board (Ch. of Eng.), a vestry. See def. 2, above.
Vestry clerk, an officer chosen by the vestry, who keeps a
record of its proceedings; also, in England, one who keeps
the parish accounts and books.
Vestry meeting, the meeting of a vestry or vestry board;
also, a meeting of a parish held in a vestry or other
place. Metropolitanate
Metropolitanate Met`ro*pol"i*tan*ate, n.
The see of a metropolitan bishop. --Milman.
Metropolite
Metropolite Me*trop"o*lite, n. [L. metropolita, Gr. ?.]
A metropolitan. --Barrow.
Metropolitical
Metropolitical Met`ro*po*lit"ic*al, a.
Of or pertaining to a metropolis; being a metropolis;
metropolitan; as, the metropolitical chair. --Bp. Hall.
Orthotropous
Orthotropal Or*thot"ro*pal, Orthotropous Or*thot"ro*pous, a.
[Ortho- + Gr. ? to turn: cf. F. orthotrope.] (Bot.)
Having the axis of an ovule or seed straight from the hilum
and chalaza to the orifice or the micropyle; atropous.
Note: This word has also been used (but improperly) to
describe any embryo whose radicle points towards, or is
next to, the hilum.
Peritropous
Peritropous Per*it"ro*pous, a.
Peritropal.
TropologicTropologic Trop`o*log"ic, Tropological Trop`o*log"ic*al, a.
[Gr. ?: cf. F. tropologique. See Tropology.]
Characterized by tropes; varied by tropes; tropical.
--Burton. -- Trop`o*log"ic*al*ly, adv. TropologicalTropologic Trop`o*log"ic, Tropological Trop`o*log"ic*al, a.
[Gr. ?: cf. F. tropologique. See Tropology.]
Characterized by tropes; varied by tropes; tropical.
--Burton. -- Trop`o*log"ic*al*ly, adv. TropologicallyTropologic Trop`o*log"ic, Tropological Trop`o*log"ic*al, a.
[Gr. ?: cf. F. tropologique. See Tropology.]
Characterized by tropes; varied by tropes; tropical.
--Burton. -- Trop`o*log"ic*al*ly, adv. Tropologize
Tropologize Tro*pol"o*gize, v. t.
To use in a tropological sense, as a word; to make a trope
of. [R.]
If . . . Minerva be tropologized into prudence.
--Cudworth.
Tropology
Tropology Tro*pol"o*gy, n. [Gr. ?; ? a trope + ? discourse:
cf. F. tropologie.]
A rhetorical mode of speech, including tropes, or changes
from the original import of the word. --Sir T. Browne.
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