Webster's Dictionary 1913

1378

Emeraldine

Em″er‐ald‐ine (?; 104), n. A green compound used as a dyestuff, produced from aniline blue when acted upon by acid.

1379

Emeraud

Em″er‐aud (?), n. [See Emerald, n.] An emerald. Spenser.

1380

Emerge

E‐merge″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Emerged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Emerging (?).] [L. emergere, emersum; e out + mergere to dip, plunge. See Merge.] To rise out of a fluid; to come fo...

1381

Emergence

E‐mer″gence (?), n.; pl.Emergences (�). The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; sudden uprisal or appearance.T...

1382

Emergency

E‐mer″gen‐cy (?), n.; pl.Emergencies (#). [See Emergence.] 1. Sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence; a sudden occasion.Most our rarities have been found out ...

1383

Emergent

E‐mer″gent (?), a. [L. emergens, p. pr. of emergere.] 1. Rising or emerging out of a fluid or anything that covers or conceals; issuing; coming to light.The mountains huge appea...

1384

Emeril

Em″er‐il (?), n. 1. Emery. Drayton.2. A glazier's diamond. Crabb.

1385

Emerited

Em″er‐it‐ed (?), a. [See Emeritus.] Considered as having done sufficient public service, and therefore honorably discharged. Evelyn.

1386

Emeritus

‖E‐mer″i‐tus (?), a. [L., having served out his time, p. p. of emerere, emereri, to obtain by service, serve out one's term; e out + merere, mereri, to merit, earn, serve.] Hono...

1387

Emeritus (2)

‖E‐mer″i‐tus, n.; pl.Emeriti (#). A veteran who has honorably completed his service.

1388

Emerods

{ Em″er‐ods (?), Em″er‐oids (?), } n. pl. [OF. emmeroides. See Hemorrhoids.] Hemorrhoids; piles; tumors; boils. Deut. xxviii. 27.

1389

Emersed

E‐mersed″ (?), a. [L. emersus, p. p. See Emerge.] (Bot.) Standing out of, or rising above, water. Gray.

1390

Emersion

E‐mer″sion (?), n. [Cf. F. émersion. See Emerge.] 1. The act of emerging, or of rising out of anything; as, emersion from the sea; emersion from obscurity or difficulties.Their ...

1391

Emery

Em″er‐y (?), n. [F. émeri, earlier émeril, It. smeriglio, fr. Gr. �, �, �, cf. � to wipe; perh. akin to E. smear. Cf. Emeril.] (Min.) Corundum in the form of grains or powder, u...

1392

Emesis

‖Em″e‐sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �. See Emetic.] (Med.) A vomiting.

1393

Emetic

E‐met″ic (?), a. [L. emeticus, Gr. �, fr. � to vomit, akin to L. vomere: cf. F. émétique. See Vomit.] (Med.) Inducing to vomit; exciting the stomach to discharge its contents by...

1394

Emetical

E‐met″ic‐al (?), a. Inducing to vomit; producing vomiting; emetic. — E‐met″ic‐al‐ly, adv.

1395

Emetine

Em″e‐tine (?; 104), n. [See Emetic.] (Chem.) A white crystalline bitter alkaloid extracted from ipecacuanha root, and regarded as its peculiar emetic principle.

1396

Emeto-cathartic

Em′e‐to–ca‐thar″tic (?), a. [Gr. � vomiting + E. cathartic.] (Med.) Producing vomiting and purging at the same time.

1397

Emeu

{ E″meu, orE″mew (?) }, n.(Zoöl.) See Emu.

1398

Émeute

‖É′meute″ (?), n. A seditious tumult; an outbreak.

1399

Emforth

Em‐forth″ (?), prep. [AS. em-, emn-, in comp. equiv. to efen equal + forð forth.] According to; conformably to. Chaucer.Emforth my might, so far as lies in my power.

1400

Emgalla

‖Em‐gal″la (?), n.(Zoöl.) The South African wart hog. See Wart hog.

1401

Emicant

Em″i‐cant (?), a. [L. emicans, p. pr. of emicare. See Emication.] Beaming forth; flashing.Which emicant did this and that way dart. Blackmore.

1402

Emication

Em′i‐ca″tion (?), n. [L. emicatio, fr. emicare to spring out or forth; e out + micare to move quickly to and fro, to sparkle.] A flying off in small particles, as heated iron or...

1403

Emiction

E‐mic″tion (?), n. [L. e out + mingere, mictum, to make water.] 1. The voiding of urine.2. What is voided by the urinary passages; urine.

1404

Emictory

E‐mic″to‐ry (?), a. & n.(Med.) Diuretic.