Webster's Dictionary 1913

1486

Vitalism

Vi″tal‐ism (?), n.(Biol.) The doctrine that all the functions of a living organism are due to an unknown vital principle distinct from all chemical and physical forces.

1487

Vitalist

Vi′tal‐ist (?), n.(Biol.) A believer in the theory of vitalism; — opposed to physicist.

1488

Vitalistic

Vi′tal‐is″tic (?), a.(Biol.) Pertaining to, or involving, vitalism, or the theory of a special vital principle.

1489

Vitality

Vi‐tal″i‐ty (?; 277), n. [L. vitalitas: cf. F. vitalité.] The quality or state of being vital; the principle of life; vital force; animation; as, the vitality of eggs or vegetab...

1490

Vitalization

Vi′tal‐i‐za″tion (?), n. The act or process of vitalizing, or infusing the vital principle.

1491

Vitalize

Vi″tal‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Vitalized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Vitalizing (?).] [Cf. F. vitaliser.] To endow with life, or vitality; to give life to; to make alive; as, vitali...

1492

Vitally

Vi″tal‐ly, adv. In a vital manner.

1493

Vitals

Vi″tals (?), n. pl. 1. Organs that are necessary for life; more especially, the heart, lungs, and brain.2. Fig.: The part essential to the life or health of anything; as, the vi...

1494

Vitascope

Vi″ta‐scope (?), n. [L. vita life + -scope.] A form of machine for exhibiting animated pictures.

1495

Vitellary

Vit″el‐la‐ry (?; 277), a. [L. vitellus a little calf, the yolk of an egg.] (Biol.) Vitelline.

1496

Vitelligenous

Vit′el‐lig″e‐nous (?), a.(Zoöl.) Producing yolk, or vitelline substance; — applied to certain cells (also called nutritive, or yolk, cells) formed in the ovaries of many insects...

1497

Vitellin

Vi‐tel″lin (?), n. [See Vitellus.] (Physiol. Chem.) An albuminous body, belonging to the class of globulins, obtained from yolk of egg, of which it is the chief proteid constitu...

1498

Vitelline

Vi‐tel″line (?), a. [L. vitellus the yolk of an egg.] (Biol.) Of or pertaining to the yolk of eggs; as, the vitelline membrane, a smooth, transparent membrane surrounding the vi...

1499

Vitellogene

Vi‐tel″lo‐gene (?), n. [See Vitellus, and -gen.] (Zoöl.) A gland secreting the yolk of the eggs in trematodes, turbellarians, and some other helminths.

1500

Vitellus

‖Vi‐tel″lus (?), n.1. (Biol.) The contents or substance of the ovum; egg yolk. See Illust. of Ovum.2. (Bot.) Perisperm in an early condition.

1501

Vitiate

Vi″ti‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Vitiated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Vitiating.] [L. vitiatus, p. p. vitiare to vitiate, fr. vitium a fault, vice. See Vice a fault.] [Written also vic...

1502

Vitiation

Vi′ti‐a″tion (?), n. [L. vitiatio.] The act of vitiating, or the state of being vitiated; depravation; corruption; invalidation; as, the vitiation of the blood; the vitiation of...

1503

Viticulose

Vi‐tic″u‐lose′ (?), a. [L. viticula, dim. of vitis vine.] (Bot.) Having long and slender trailing stems.

1504

Viticultural

Vit′i‐cul″tur‐al (?; 135), a. Of or pertaining to viticulture.

1505

Viticulture

Vit″i‐cul′ture (?), n. [L. vitis vine + E. culture.] The cultivation of the vine; grape growing.

1506

Viticulturist

Vit′i‐cul″tur‐ist, n. One engaged in viticulture.

1507

Vitiligo

‖Vit′i‐li″go (?), n. [L., a kind of tetter, fr. vitium blemish, vice.] (Med.) A rare skin disease consisting in the development of smooth, milk-white spots upon various parts of...

1508

Vitilitigate

Vit′i‐lit″i‐gate (?), v. i. [L. vitilitigare to quarrel disgracefully; vitium vice + litigare to quarrel.] To contend in law litigiously or cavilously.

1509

Vitilitigation

Vit′i‐lit′i‐ga″tion (?), n. Cavilous litigation; cavillation. Hudibras.

1510

Vitiosity

Vi′ti‐os″i‐ty (?), n. [L. vitiositas. See Vicious.] Viciousness; depravity.The perverseness and vitiosity of man's will. South.

1511

Vitious

Vi″tious (?), a., Vi″tious‐ly, adv., Vi″tious‐ness, n. See Vicious, Viciously, Viciousness.

1512

Vitis

‖Vi″tis (?), n.(Bot.) A genus of plants including all true grapevines.