Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Psaltery

Psal″ter‐y (?), n.; pl.Psalteries (#). [OE. sautrie, OF. psalterie, F. psaltérion, L. psalterium psaltery, psalter, from Gr. �, fr. �. See Psalm, Psalter.] A stringed instrument...

9263

Psammite

Psam″mite (?), n. [Gr. � sandy, from � sand: cf. F. psammite.] (Min.) A species of micaceous sandstone. — Psam‐mit″ic (#), a.

9264

Psarolite

Psar″o‐lite (?), n. [Gr. � speckled + -lite.] (Paleon.) A silicified stem of tree fern, found in abundance in the Triassic sandstone.

9265

Psellism

Psel″lism (?), n. Indistinct pronunciation; stammering.

9266

Psephism

Pse″phism (?), n.(Gr. Antiq.) A proposition adopted by a majority of votes; especially, one adopted by vote of the Athenian people; a statute. J. P. Mahaffy.

9267

Pseudæsthesia

‖Pseu′dæs‐the″si‐a (?), n. [NL. See Pseudo-, and Æsthesia.] (Physiol.) False or imaginary feeling or sense perception such as occurs in hypochondriasis, or such as is referred t...

9268

Pseudembryo

Pseu‐dem″bry‐o (?), n. [Pseudo- + embryo.] (Zoöl.) (a) A false embryo. (b) An asexual form from which the true embryo is produced by budding.

9269

Pseudepigraphic

{ Pseu‐dep′i‐graph″ic (?), Pseu‐dep′i‐graph″ic (?), } a. Of or pertaining to pseudepigraphy.

9270

Pseudepigraphous

Pseu′de‐pig″ra‐phous (?), a. [Gr. � falsely inscribed. See Pseudo-, and Epigraphy.] Inscribed with a false name. Cudworth.

9271

Pseudepigraphy

Pseu′de‐pig″ra‐phy (?), n. The ascription of false names of authors to works.

9272

Pseudhæmal

Pseud‐hæ″mal (?), a. [Pseudo- + hæmal.] (Zoöl.) Pertaining to the vascular system of annelids.Pseudhæmal fluid, the circulatory fluid, or blood, of annelids, analogous to the bl...

9273

Pseudo-

Pseu″do– (?). [Gr. ψευδήσ lying, false, akin to ψεύδειν to belie; cf. ψυδρόσ lying, ψύθοσ a lie.] A combining form or prefix signifying false, counterfeit, pretended, spurious; ...

9274

Pseudo-bulb

Pseu″do–bulb′ (?), n. [Pseudo- + bulb.] (Bot.) An aërial corm, or thickened stem, as of some epiphytic orchidaceous plants.

9275

Pseudo-china

Pseu′do–chi″na (?), n. [Pseudo- + china.] (Bot.) The false china root, a plant of the genus Smilax (S. Pseudo-china), found in America.

9276

Pseudo-cone

Pseu″do–cone′ (?), n. [Pseudo- + cone.] (Zoöl.) One of the soft gelatinous cones found in the compound eyes of certain insects, taking the place of the crystalline cones of others.

9277

Pseudo-cumene

Pseu′do–cu″mene (?), n. [Pseudo- + cumene.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon of the aromatic series, metameric with mesitylene and cumene, found in coal tar, and obtained as a colorless li...

9278

Pseudo-dipteral

Pseu′do–dip″ter‐al (?), a. [Pseudo- + dipteral: cf. F. pseudodiptère.] (Arch.) Falsely or imperfectly dipteral, as a temple with the inner range of columns surrounding the cella...

9279

Pseudo-galena

Pseu′do–ga‐le″na (?), n. [Pseudo- + galena.] (Min.) False galena, or blende. See Blende (a).

9280

Pseudo-heart

Pseu″do–heart′ (?), n. [Pseudo- + heart.] (Zoöl.) Any contractile vessel of invertebrates which is not of the nature of a real heart, especially one of those pertaining to the e...

9281

Pseudo-hyperthophic

Pseu′do–hy′per‐thoph″ic (?), a. [Pseudo- + hypertrophic.] (Med.) Falsely hypertrophic; as, pseudo-hypertrophic paralysis, a variety of paralysis in which the muscles are apparen...

9282

Pseudo-metallic

Pseu′do–me‐tal″lic (?), a. [Pseudo- + metallic.] Falsely or imperfectly metallic; — said of a kind of luster, as in minerals.

9283

Pseudo-monocotyledonous

Pseu′do–mon′o‐cot′y‐led″on‐ous (?), a. [Pseudo- + monocotyledonous.] (Bot.) Having two coalescent cotyledons, as the live oak and the horse-chestnut.

9284

Pseudo-peripteral

Pseu′do–pe‐rip″ter‐al (?), a. [Pseudo- + peripteral: cf. F. pseudopériptère.] (Arch.) Falsely or imperfectly peripteral, as a temple having the columns at the sides attached to ...

9285

Pseudo-romantic

Pseu′do–ro‐man″tic (?), a.Pseudo- + romantic.] Falsely romantic.The false taste, the pseudo-romantic rage. De Quincey.

9286

Pseudo-symmetric

Pseu′do–sym‐met″ric (?), a.(Crystallog.) Exhibiting pseudo-symmetry.

9287

Pseudo-symmetry

Pseu′do–sym″me‐try (?), n. [Pseudo- + symmetry.] (Crystallog.) A kind of symmetry characteristic of certain crystals which from twinning, or other causes, come to resemble forms...

9288

Pseudobacteria

Pseu′do‐bac‐te″ri‐a (?), n. pl. [Pseudo- + bacteria.] (Biol.) Microscopic organic particles, molecular granules, powdered inorganic substances, etc., which in form, size, and gr...