Webster's Dictionary 1913

3079

Ergat

Er″gat (?), v. t. [L. ergo therefore.] To deduce logically, as conclusions. Hewyt.

3080

Ergmeter

Erg″me′ter (?), n. [Erg + -meter.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring energy in ergs.

3081

Ergo

‖Er″go (?), conj. or adv. Therefore; consequently; — often used in a jocular way. Shak.

3082

Ergograph

Er″go‐graph (?), n. [Gr. � work + -graph.] An instrument for measuring and recording the work done by a single muscle or set of muscles, the rate of fatigue, etc. — Er′go‐graph″...

3083

Ergometer

Er‐gom″e‐ter (?), n. [Gr. � work + -meter.] (Physics) A device for measuring, or an instrument for indicating, energy expended or work done; a dynamometer. — Er′go‐met″ric (#), a.

3084

Ergon

Er″gon (?), n.(Physics) (a) Work, measured in terms of the quantity of heat to which it is equivalent. (b) = Erg.

3085

Ergot

Er″got (?), n. [F. ergot, argot, lit., a spur.] 1. A diseased condition of rye and other cereals, in which the grains become black, and often spur-shaped. It is caused by a para...

3086

Ergotic

Er‐got″ic (?), a. Pertaining to, or derived from, ergot; as, ergotic acid.

3087

Ergotin

Er″go‐tin (?), n.(Med.) An extract made from ergot.

3088

Ergotine

Er″go‐tine (?). (Chem.) A powerful astringent alkaloid extracted from ergot as a brown, amorphous, bitter substance. It is used to produce contraction of the uterus.

3089

Ergotism

Er″go‐tism (?), n. [F. ergotisme, fr. L. ergo.] A logical deduction. Sir T. Browne.

3090

Ergotism (2)

Er″got‐ism (?), n. [From Ergot, n.; cf. F. ergotisme.] (Med.) A diseased condition produced by eating rye affected with the ergot fungus.

3091

Ergotized

Er″got‐ized (?), a. Affected with the ergot fungus; as, ergotized rye.

3092

Eriach

{ Er″i‐ach (?), Er″ic (?), } n. [Ir. eiric.] (Old Irish Law) A recompense formerly given by a murderer to the relatives of the murdered person.

3093

Erica

E‐ri″ca (?), n. [NL., fr. L. erice heath, Gr. �.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubby plants, including the heaths, many of them producing beautiful flowers.

3094

Ericaceous

Er′i‐ca″ceous (?), a.(Bot.) Belonging to the Heath family, or resembling plants of that family; consisting of heats.

3095

Ericinol

E‐ric″i‐nol (ē̍‐rĭs″ĭ‐nōl), n. [NL. ericaceae the Heath family + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) A colorless oil (quickly becoming brown), with a pleasant odor, obtained by the decomposi...

3096

Ericius

E‐ri″ci‐us (?), n. The Vulgate rendering of the Hebrew word qipōd, which in the “Authorized Version” is translated bittern, and in the Revised Version, porcupine.I will make it ...

3097

Ericolin

E‐ric″o‐lin (?), n.(Chem.) A glucoside found in the bearberry (and others of the Ericaceæ), and extracted as a bitter, yellow, amorphous mass.

3098

Eridanus

E‐rid″a‐nus (?), n.(Anat.) A long, winding constellation extending southward from Taurus and containing the bright star Achernar.

3099

Erigible

Er″i‐gi‐ble (ĕr″ĭ‐jĭ‐b'l), a. [See Erect.] Capable of being erected.

3100

Erin

E″rin (ē″rĭn), n. [Ir. Cf. Aryan.] An early, and now a poetic, name of Ireland.

3101

Erinaceous

Er′i‐na″ceous (?), a. [L. erinaceus hedgehog.] (Zoöl.) Of the Hedgehog family; like, or characteristic of, a hedgehog.

3102

Eringo

E‐rin″go (?), n. The sea holly. See Eryngo.

3103

Erinite

Er″i‐nite (?), n.(Min.) A hydrous arseniate of copper, of an emerald-green color; — so called from Erin, or Ireland, where it occurs.

3104

Erinys

E‐rin″ys (?), n.; pl.Erinyes (#). (Class. Myth.) An avenging deity; one of the Furies; sometimes, conscience personified. [Written also Erinnys.]

3105

Eriometer

E′ri‐om″e‐ter (?), n. [Gr. � wool + -meter.] (Opt.) An instrument for measuring the diameters of minute particles or fibers, from the size of the colored rings produced by the d...