Webster's Dictionary 1913

2620

Epiblastic

Ep′i‐blas″tic (?), a.(Biol.) Of or relating to, or consisting of, the epiblast.

2621

Epiblema

‖Ep′i‐ble″ma (?), n.(Bot.) The epidermal cells of rootlets, specially adapted to absorb liquids. Goodale.

2622

Epibolic

Ep′i‐bol″ic (?), a. [Gr. � to throw upon, add to; επἴ upon + � to throw.] (Biol.) Growing or covering over; — said of a kind of invagination. See under Invagination.

2623

Epiboly

E‐pib″o‐ly (?), n.(Biol.) Epibolic invagination. See under Invagination.

2624

Epibranchial

Ep′i‐bran″chi‐al (?), a. [Pref. epi- + branchial.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the segment between the ceratobranchial and pharyngobranchial in a branchial arch. — n. An epibranchial ...

2625

Epic

Ep″ic (?), a. [L. epicus, Gr. �, from � a word, speech, tale, song; akin to L. vox voice: cf. F. épique. See Voice.] Narrated in a grand style; pertaining to or designating a ki...

2626

Epic (2)

Ep″ic, n. An epic or heroic poem. See Epic, a.

2627

Epic/'d2le

Ep″i‐c/'d2le (ĕp″ĭ‐sēl), n. [Pref. epi- + Gr. κοι̑λον a hollow.] (Anat.) A cavity formed by the invagination of the outer wall of the body, as the atrium of an amphioxus and pos...

2628

Epical

Ep″ic‐al (�), a. Epic. — Ep″ic‐al‐ly, adv.Poems which have an epical character. Brande & C.His longer poems (miscalled epical). Lowell.

2629

Epicardiac

Ep′i‐car″di‐ac (?), a.(Anat.) Of or relating to the epicardium.

2630

Epicardium

‖Ep′i‐car″di‐um (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. επἴ upon + καρδία heart.] (Anat.) That part of the pericardium which forms the outer surface of the heart; the cardiac pericardium.

2631

Epicaridan

Ep′i‐car″i‐dan (?), n. [Pref. epi- + Gr. �, �, a shrimp.] (Zoöl.) An isopod crustacean, parasitic on shrimps.

2632

Epicarp

Ep″i‐carp (?), [Pref. epi- + Gr. � fruit.] (Bot.) The external or outermost layer of a fructified or ripened ovary. See Illust. under Endocarp.

2633

Epicede

Ep″i‐cede (?), n. [L. epicedion, Gr. � dirge, elegy, fr. � funereal; � + � care, sorrow: cf. F. épicède.] A funeral song or discourse; an elegy. Donne.

2634

Epicedial

Ep′i‐ce″di‐al (?), a. Elegiac; funereal.

2635

Epicedian

Ep′i‐ce″di‐an (?), a. Epicedial. — n. An epicede.

2636

Epicedium

‖Ep′i‐ce″di‐um (?), n. An epicede.

2637

Epicene

Ep″i‐cene (?), a. & n. [L. epicoenus, Gr. �; fr. επἴ + � common; cf. F. épicène.] 1. Common to both sexes; — a term applied, in grammar, to such nouns as have but one form of ge...

2638

Epicentral

Ep′i‐cen″tral (?), a. [Pref. epi- + centrum.] (Anat.) Arising from the centrum of a vertebra. Owen.

2639

Epicerastic

Ep′i‐ce‐ras″tic (?), a. [Gr. � tempering the humors; επἴ + � to mix: cf. F. épicérastique.] (Med.) Lenient; assuaging.

2640

Epichirema

‖Ep′i‐chi‐re″ma (?), n.; pl.Epichiremata (#). (Rhet. & Logic) A syllogism in which the proof of the major or minor premise, or both, is introduced with the premises themselves, ...

2641

Epichordal

Ep′i‐chor″dal (?), a. [Pref. epi- + chordal.] (Anat.) Upon or above the notochord; — applied esp. to a vertebral column which develops upon the dorsal side of the notochord, as ...

2642

Epichorial

Ep′i‐cho″ri‐al (?), a. In or of the country.Epichorial superstitions from every district of Europe. De Quincey.

2643

Epicleidium

‖Ep′i‐clei″di‐um (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. επἴ upon + � a little key.] (Anat.) A projection, formed by a separate ossification, at the scapular end of the clavicle of many birds.

2644

Epiclinal

Ep′i‐cli″nal (?), a. [Pref. epi- + Gr. � a couch.] (Bot.) Situated on the receptacle or disk of a flower.

2645

Epicœne

Ep″i‐cœne (?), a. Epicene. Hadley.

2646

Epicolic

Ep′i‐col″ic (?), a. [Pref. epi- + Gr. � colon.] (Anat.) Situated upon or over the colon; — applied to the region of the abdomen adjacent to the colon.