Webster's Dictionary 1913

3187

Eruptive (2)

E‐rup″tive, n.(Geol.) An eruptive rock.

3188

Eryngium

‖E‐ryn″gi‐um (ē̍‐rĭn″jĭ‐ŭm), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ηρὔγγιον, dim. of ἤρυγγοσ eryngo; cf. L. eryngion, erynge.] (Bot.) A genus of umbelliferous plants somewhat like thistles in appear...

3189

Eryngo

E‐ryn″go (?), n.(Bot.) A plant of the genus Eryngium.

3190

Erysipelas

Er′y‐sip″e‐las (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. ερυσἴπελασ; ερυθρὄσ red + πέλλα hide, skin. See Red, and Pell, n.] (Med.) St. Anthony's fire; a febrile disease accompanied with a diffused i...

3191

Erysipelatoid

Er′y‐si‐pel″a‐toid (?), a. [Gr. ερυσἴπελασ erysipelas + -oid.] Resembling erysipelas.

3192

Erysipelatous

Er′y‐si‐pel″a‐tous (?), a. [Cf. F. érysipélateux.] Resembling erysipelas, or partaking of its nature.

3193

Erysipelous

Er′y‐sip″e‐lous (?), a. Erysipelatous.

3194

Erythema

‖Er′y‐the″ma (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �, fr. � to redden, fr. ερυθρὄσ red.] (Med.) A disease of the skin, in which a diffused inflammation forms rose-colored patches of variable size.

3195

Erythematic

Er′y‐the‐mat″ic (?), a. [Cf. F. érythématique.] (Med.) Characterized by, or causing, a morbid redness of the skin; relating to erythema.

3196

Erythematous

Er′y‐them″a‐tous (?), a.(Med.) Relating to, or causing, erythema.

3197

Erythrean

{ Er′y‐thre″an, Er′y‐thræ″an (?) }, a. [L. erythraeus; Gr. �, fr. ερυθρὄσ red.] Red in color. “The erythrean main.” Milton.

3198

Erythric

E‐ryth″ric (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, erythrin.

3199

Erythrin

{ E‐ryth″rin, E‐ryth″rine (?) }, n. [Gr. ερυθρὄσ red.] 1. (Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance, C20H22O10, extracted from certain lichens, as the various species of Rocella...

3200

Erythrina

‖Er′y‐thri″na (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ερυθρὄσ red.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants growing in the tropics; coral tree; — so called from its red flowers.

3201

Erythrism

E‐ryth″rism (?), n. [Gr. ερυθρὄσ red: cf. F. érythrisme.] (Zoöl.) A condition of excessive redness. See Erythrochroism.

3202

Erythrite

E‐ryth″rite (?), n. [Gr. ερυθρὄσ red.] 1. (Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance, C4H6.(OH)4, of a sweet, cooling taste, extracted from certain lichens, and obtained by the d...

3203

Erythrochroic

E‐ryth′ro‐chro″ic (?), a.(Zoöl.) Having, or subject to, erythrochroism.

3204

Erythrochroism

E‐ryth″ro‐chro‐ism (?), n. [Gr. ερυθρὄσ red + � color.] (Zoöl.) An unusual redness, esp. in the plumage of birds, or hair of mammals, independently of age, sex, or season.

3205

Erythrodextrin

E‐ryth′ro‐dex″trin (?), n. [Gr. ερυθρὄσ red + E. dextrin.] (Physiol. Chem.) A dextrin which gives a red color with iodine. See Dextrin.

3206

Erythrogen

E‐ryth″ro‐gen (?), n. [Gr. ερυθρὄσ red + -gen.] (Chem.) (a) Carbon disulphide; — so called from certain red compounds which it produces in combination with other substances. (b)...

3207

Erythrogranulose

E‐ryth′ro‐gran″u‐lose (?), n. [Gr. ερυθρὄσ red + E. granulose.] (Physiol. Chem.) A term applied by Brücke to a substance present in small amount in starch granules, colored red ...

3208

Erythroid

Er″y‐throid (?), a. [Gr. ερυθρὄσ red + -oid: cf. Gr. �.] Of a red color; reddish; as, the erythroid tunic (the cremaster muscle).

3209

Erythroleic

Er′y‐thro″le‐ic (?), a. [Gr. ερυθρὄσ red + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) Having a red color and oily appearance; — applied to a purple semifluid substance said to be obtained from archil.

3210

Erythrolein

Er′y‐thro″le‐in (?), n. [See Erythroleic.] (Chem.) A red substance obtained from litmus.

3211

Erythrolitmin

E‐ryth′ro‐lit″min (?), n. [Gr. ερυθρὄσ red + E. litmus.] (Chem.) Erythrolein.

3212

Erythronium

‖Er′y‐thro″ni‐um (?), n. [NL., from Gr. � a kind of plant, fr. ερυθρὄσ red.] (Chem.) A name originally given (from its red acid) to the metal vanadium.

3213

Erythrophleine

E‐ryth′ro‐phle″ine (?; 104), n.(Chem.) A white crystalline alkaloid, extracted from sassy bark (Erythrophleum Guineense).