Webster's Dictionary 1913

10531

Cyprine

Cyp″rine (s?p″r?n or s?″pr?n), a. [Cf. Cypress.] Of or pertaining to the cypress.

10532

Cyprine (2)

Cyp″rine, a. [See Cyprinoid.] (Zoöl.) Cyprinoid.

10533

Cyprinodont

Cy‐prin″o‐dont (s?–pr?n″?–d?nt), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Cyprinodontidae, a family of fishes including the killifishes or minnows. See Minnow.

10534

Cyprinoid

Cyp″ri‐noid (s?p″r?–noid), a. [Gr. ���� a kind of carp + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Like the carp (Cyprinus). — n. One of the Cyprinidae, or Carp family, as the goldfish, barbel, etc.

10535

Cypriot

Cyp″ri‐ot (s?p″r?–?t), n. [F. Cypriot, Chypriot.] A native or inhabitant of Cyprus.

10536

Cypripedium

‖Cyp′ri‐pe″di‐um (s?p′r?–p?″d?–?m), n. [NL., fr. Cypris Venus + pes, pedis, foot.] (Bot.) A genus of orchidaceous plants including the lady's slipper.

10537

Cypris

‖Cy″pris (s?″pr?s), n.; pl.Cyprides (s�p″r�–d�z). [L. Cypris, the Cyprian goddess Venus, Gr. Κύπρισ. See Cyprian.] (Zoöl.) A genus of small, bivalve, fresh-water Crustacea, belo...

10538

Cyprus

Cy″prus (s?″pr?s), n. [OE. cipres, cypirs; perh. so named as being first manufactured in Cyprus. Cf. Cipers.] A thin, transparent stuff, the same as, or corresponding to, crape....

10539

Cypruslawn

Cy″prus‐lawn′ (–l?n′), n. Same as Cyprus. Milton.

10540

Cypsela

‖Cyp″se‐la (s?p″s?–l?), n.(Bot.) A one-seeded, one-celled, indehiscent fruit; an achene with the calyx tube adherent.

10541

Cypseliform

Cyp‐sel″i‐form (s?p–s?l″?–f?rm), a. [L. cypselus a kind of swallow, Gr. ���� + -form.] (Zoöl.) Like or belonging to the swifts (Cypselidæ.)

10542

Cyrenaic

Cyr′e‐na″ic (s?r′?–n?″?k or s?′r?–), a. [L. Cyrenaicus, fr. Cyrene, in Libya.] Pertaining to Cyrenaica, an ancient country of northern Africa, and to Cyrene, its principal city;...

10543

Cyrenian

Cy‐re″ni‐an (s?–r?″n?–a>n), a. Pertaining to Cyrene, in Africa; Cyrenaic.

10544

Cyrenian (2)

Cy‐re″ni‐an, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Cyrene.2. One of a school of philosophers, established at Cyrene by Aristippus, a disciple of Socrates. Their doctrines were nearly ...

10545

Cyriologic

Cyr′i‐o‐log″ic (s?r′?–?–l?j″?k or s?′r?–), a. [See Curiologic.] Relating to capital letters.

10546

Cyrtostyle

Cyr″to‐style (s?r″t?–st?l), n.(Arch.) A circular projecting portion.

10547

Cyst

Cyst (sĭst), n. [Gr. κύστισ bladder, bag, pouch, fr. κύειν to be pregnant. Cf. Cyme.] 1. (Med.) (a) A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matt...

10548

Cysted

Cyst″ed (s?s″t?d), a. Inclosed in a cyst.

10549

Cystic

Cyst″ic (s?s″t?k), a. [Cf. F. cystique.] 1. Having the form of, or living in, a cyst; as, the cystic entozoa.2. Containing cysts; cystose; as, cystic sarcoma.3. (Anat.) Pertaini...

10550

Cysticerce

{ Cys″ti‐cerce (s?s″t?–s?rs), Cys′ti‐cer″cus (–s?r″k?s), } n. [NL. cysticercus, fr. Gr. ���� bladder + ���� tail: cf. F. cysticerque.] (Zoöl.) The larval form of a tapeworm, hav...

10551

Cysticule

Cys″ti‐cule (s?s″t?–k?l), n. [Dim. of cyst.] (Anat.) An appendage of the vestibular ear sac of fishes. Owen.

10552

Cystid

Cys″tid (s?s″t?d), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Cystidea.

10553

Cystidea

‖Cys‐tid″e‐a (s?s–t?d″?–?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) An order of Crinoidea, mostly fossils of the Paleozoic rocks. They were usually roundish or egg-shaped, and often unsymmetrical; some w...

10554

Cystidean

Cys‐tid″e‐an (–t?d″?–a>n), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Cystidea.

10555

Cystine

Cyst″ine (s?s″t?n; 104), n. [See Cyst.] (Physiol. Chem.) A white crystalline substance, C3H7NSO2, containing sulphur, occuring as a constituent of certain rare urinary calculi, ...

10556

Cystis

Cys″tis (s?s″t?s), n. A cyst. See Cyst.

10557

Cystitis

Cys‐ti″tis (s?s–t?″t?s), n. [Cyst + -itis: cf. F. cystite.] (Med.) Inflammation of the bladder.