Webster's Dictionary 1913

9829

Cryptidine

Cryp″ti‐dine (kr?p″t?–d?n; 104), n. [Gr. κρυπτόσ hidden.] (Chem.) One of the quinoline bases, obtained from coal tar as an oily liquid, C11H11N; also, any one of several substan...

9830

Cryptobranchiata

‖Cryp′to‐bran′chi‐a″ta (kr?p′t?–bra?′k?–?″t?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. κρυπτόσ hidden + L. branchia a gill.] (Zoöl.) (a) A division of the Amphibia; the Derotremata. (b) A group of...

9831

Cryptobranchiate

Cryp′to‐bran″chi‐ate (–br??″k?–?t), a.(Zoöl.) Having concealed or rudimentary gills.

9832

Cryptocrystalline

Cryp′to‐crys″tal‐line (–kr?s″tal–l?n), a. [Gr. κρυπτόσ hidden + E. crystalline.] (Geol.) Indistinctly crystalline; — applied to rocks and minerals, whose state of aggregation is...

9833

Cryptogam

Cryp″to‐gam (kr?p″t?–g?m), n. [Cf. F. cryptogame. See Cryptogamia.] (Bot.) A plant belonging to the Cryptogamia. Henslow.

9834

Cryptogamia

‖Cryp′to‐ga″mi‐a (kr?p′t?–g?″m?–?), n.; pl.Cryptogamiæ (–�). [NL., fr. Gr. κρυπτόσ hidden, secret + γάμοσ marriage.] (Bot.) The series or division of flowerless plants, or those...

9835

Cryptogamian

{ Cryp′to‐ga″mi‐an (kr?p′t?–g?″m?–a>n), Cryp′to‐gam″ic (kr?p′t?–g?m″?k), Cryp‐to″gam‐ous (#) } a. Of or pertaining to the series Cryptogamia, or to plants of that series.

9836

Cryptogamist

Cryp‐tog″a‐mist (–m?st), n. One skilled in cryptogamic botany.

9837

Cryptogram

Cryp″to‐gram (kr?p″t?–gr?m), n. A cipher writing. Same as Cryptograph.

9838

Cryptograph

Cryp″to‐graph (–gr?f), n. [Gr. κρυπτόσ hidden + -graph: cf. F. cryptographe.] Cipher; something written in cipher. “Decipherers of cryptograph.” J. Earle.

9839

Cryptographal

Cryp‐tog″ra‐phal (kr?p–t?g″r?–fal), a. Pertaining to cryptography; cryptographical. Boyle.

9840

Cryptographer

Cryp‐tog″ra‐pher (kr?p–t?g″r?–f?r), n. One who writes in cipher, or secret characters.

9841

Cryptographic

{ Cryp′to‐graph″ic (kr?p′t?–gr?f″?k), Cryp′to‐graph″ic‐al (kr?p′t?–gr?f″?–kal), } a. Relating to cryptography; written in secret characters or in cipher, or with sympathetic ink.

9842

Cryptographist

Cryp‐tog″ra‐phist (kr?p–t?g″r?–f?st), n. Same as Cryptographer.

9843

Cryptography

Cryp‐tog″ra‐phy (–f?), n. [Cf. F. cryptographie.] The act or art of writing in secret characters; also, secret characters, or cipher.

9844

Cryptology

Cryp‐tol″o‐gy (kr?p–t?l″?–j?), n. [Gr. κρυπτόσ hidden + -logy.] Secret or enigmatical language. Johnson.

9845

Cryptonym

Cryp″to‐nym (kr?p″t?–n?m), n. A secret name; a name by which a person is known only to the initiated.

9846

Cryptopine

Cryp″to‐pine (kr?p″t?–p?n; 104), n. [Gr. κρυπτόσ hidden + E. opium.] (Chem.) A colorless crystalline alkaloid obtained in small quantities from opium.

9847

Crypturi

‖Cryp‐tu″ri (krĭp‐tū″rī), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. κρυπτόσ hidden + ουρἄ tail.] (Zoöl.) An order of flying, dromæognathous birds, including the tinamous of South America. See Tinamou.

9848

Crystal

Crys″tal (krĭs″tal), n. [OE. cristal, F. cristal, L. crystallum crystal, ice, fr. Gr. κρύσταλλοσ, fr. κρύοσ icy cold, frost; cf. AS. crystalla, fr. L. crystallum; prob. akin to ...

9849

Crystal (2)

Crys″tal, a. Consisting of, or like, crystal; clear; transparent; lucid; pellucid; crystalline.Through crystal walls each little mote will peep.Shak.By crystal streams that murm...

9850

Crystallin

Crys″tal‐lin (–l?n), n.(Physiol. Chem.) See Gobulin.

9851

Crystalline

Crys″tal‐line (kr?s″tal–l?n or –l?n; 277), a. [L. crystallinus, from Gr. ����: cf. F. cristallin. See Crystal.] 1. Consisting, or made, of crystal.Mount, eagle, to my palace cry...

9852

Crystalline (2)

Crys″tal‐line, n. 1. A crystalline substance.2. See Aniline.

9853

Crystallite

Crys″tal‐lite (kr?s″tal–l?t), n. [See Crystal.] (Min.) A minute mineral form like those common in glassy volcanic rocks and some slags, not having a definite crystalline outline...

9854

Crystallizable

Crys″tal‐li′za‐ble (krĭs″tal‐lī′zȧ‐b'l), a. Capable of being crystallized; that may be formed into crystals.

9855

Crystallization

Crys′tal‐li‐za″tion (krĭs′tal‐lĭ‐zā″shŭn), n. [Cf. F. cristallization.] 1. (Chem. & Min.) The act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form and structure o...