Webster's Dictionary 1913

1405

Virulence

{ Vir″u‐lence (?), Vir″u‐len‐cy (?), } n. [Cf. F. virulence, L. virulentia an offensive odor, a stench.] 1. The quality or state of being virulent or venomous; poisonousness; ma...

1406

Virulent

Vir″u‐lent (?), a. [L. virulentus, fr. virus poison: cf. F. virulent. See Virus.] 1. Extremely poisonous or venomous; very active in doing injury.A contagious disorder rendered ...

1407

Virulented

Vir″u‐lent‐ed, a. Made virulent; poisoned.

1408

Virulently

Vir″u‐lent‐ly, adv. In a virulent manner.

1409

Virus

Vi″rus (?), n. [L., a slimy liquid, a poisonous liquid, poison, stench; akin to Gr. � poison, Skr. visha. Cf. Wizen, v. i.] 1. (Med.) (a) Contagious or poisonous matter, as of s...

1410

Vis

‖Vis (?), n. 1. Force; power.2. (Law) (a) Physical force. (b) Moral power.Principle of vis viva(Mech.), the principle that the difference between the aggregate work of the accel...

1411

Vis major

‖Vis ma″jor. [L. major greater.] (Law) A superior force which under certain circumstances is held to exempt from contract obligations; inevitable accident; — a civil-law term us...

1412

Vis-a-vis

‖Vis′–a–vis″ (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, is face to face with another; esp., one who faces another in dancing.2. A carriage in which two persons sit face to face. Also, a...

1413

Vis-a-vis (2)

Vis′–a–vis″, adv. Face to face.

1414

Visa

‖Vi″sa (?), n. See Vis�.

1415

Visa (2)

Vi″sa, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Visaed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Visaing.] To indorse, after examination, with the word visé, as a passport; to visé.

1416

Visage

Vis″age (?; 48), n. [F. visage, from L. visus a seeing, a look, fr. videre, visum, to see. See Vision.] The face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal; — chiefly applie...

1417

Visage (2)

Vis″age (?; 48), v. t. To face. Chaucer.

1418

Visaged

Vis″aged (?), a. Having a visage. Shak.

1419

Visard

Vis″ard (?), n. A mask. See Visor.

1420

Visard (2)

Vis″ard, v. t. To mask.

1421

Visayan

Vi‐sa″yan (?), n. [Cf. Sp. Bisayo a Visayan.] A member of the most numerous of the native races of the Philippines, occupying the Visayan Islands and the northern coast Mindanao...

1422

Viscacha

‖Vis‐ca″cha (?), ‖Viz–ca″cha (�), n.(Zoöl.) A large burrowing South American rodent (Lagostomus trichodactylus) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger. Its fur is soft and r...

1423

Viscera

‖Vis″ce‐ra (?), n., pl. of Viscus.

1424

Visceral

Vis″cer‐al (?), a. [Cf. F. viscéral, LL. visceralis.] 1. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the viscera; splanchnic.2. Fig.: Having deep sensibility. Bp. Reynolds.Visceral arches(Anat....

1425

Viscerate

Vis″cer‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Viscerated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Viscerating.] To deprive of the viscera, or entrails; to eviscerate; to disembowel.

1426

Visceroskeletal

Vis′cer‐o‐skel″e‐tal (?), a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the framework, or skeleton, or skeleton, of the viscera; as, the visceroskeletal system of muscles. Mivart.

1427

Viscid

Vis″cid (?), a. [L. viscidus, fr. viscum the mistletoe, birdlime made from the berries of the mistletoe; akin to Gr. �: cf. F. viscide.] Sticking or adhering, and having a ropy ...

1428

Viscidity

Vis‐cid″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. viscidité.] The quality or state of being viscid; also, that which is viscid; glutinous concretion; stickiness.

1429

Viscin

Vis″cin (?), n.(Chem.) A clear, viscous, tasteless substance extracted from the mucilaginous sap of the mistletoe (Viscum album), holly, etc., and constituting an essential ingr...

1430

Viscoidal

Vis‐coid″al (?), a. Somewhat viscous. Cf. Mobile, a., 2.

1431

Viscosimeter

Vis′co‐sim″e‐ter (?), n. [Viscosity + -meter.] An instrument for measuring the degree of viscosity of liquids, as solutions of gum.