Webster's Dictionary 1913

3484

Ethide

Eth″ide (?), n.(Chem.) Any compound of ethyl of a binary type; as, potassium ethide.

3485

Ethidene

Eth″i‐dene (?), n. [From Ether.] (Chem.) Ethylidene.

3486

Ethine

Eth″ine (?), n.(Chem.) Acetylene.

3487

Ethionic

Eth′i‐on″ic (?), a. [Ethyl + thionic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid so called.Ethionic acid(Chem.), a liquid derivative of ethylsulphuric and sul...

3488

Ethiop

{ E″thi‐op (?), E′thi‐o″pi‐an (?) }, n. [L. Aethiops, Gr. �; � to burn + � face.] A native or inhabitant of Ethiopia; also, in a general sense, a negro or black man.

3489

Ethiopian (2)

{ E′thi‐o″pi‐an, E′thi‐op″ic (?), } a. Of or relating to Ethiopia or the Ethiopians.

3490

Ethiopic (2)

E′thi‐op″ic, n. The language of ancient Ethiopia; the language of the ancient Abyssinian empire (in Ethiopia), now used only in the Abyssinian church. It is of Semitic origin, a...

3491

Ethiops

E″thi‐ops (?) n. [NL. See Ethiop.] (Old Chem.) A black substance; — formerly applied to various preparations of a black or very dark color. [Written also Æthiops.]Ethiops martia...

3492

Ethmoid

{ Eth″moid (?), Eth‐moid″al (?), } a. [Gr. � like a sieve; � sieve + � from: cf. F. ethmoïde, ethmoïdal.] (Anat.) (a) Like a sieve; cribriform. (b) Pertaining to, or in the regi...

3493

Ethmoid (2)

Eth″moid (?) n.(Anat.) The ethmoid bone.

3494

Ethmotrubinal

Eth′mo‐tru″bi‐nal (?), a. [Ethmoid + turbinal.] See Turbinal. — n. An ethmoturbinal bone.

3495

Ethmovomerine

Eth′mo‐vo″mer‐ine (?), n. [Ethmoid + vomerine.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the region of the vomer and the base of the ethmoid in the skull.Ethmovomerine plate(Anat.), a cartilaginou...

3496

Ethnarch

Eth″narch (?), n. [Gr. �; � nation + � leader, commander. See -arch.] (Gr. Antiq.) The governor of a province or people. Lew Wallace.

3497

Ethnarchy

Eth″narch‐y (?) n. The dominion of an ethnarch; principality and rule. Wright.

3498

Ethnic

{ Eth″nic (?), Eth″nic‐al (?), } a. [L. ethnicus, Gr. �, fr. � nation, � � the nations, heathens, gentiles: cf. F. ethnique.] 1. Belonging to races or nations; based on distinct...

3499

Ethnic (2)

Eth″nic (?) n. A heathen; a pagan.No better reported than impure ethnic and lay dogs. Milton.

3500

Ethnically

Eth″nic‐al‐ly (?), adv. In an ethnical manner.

3501

Ethnicism

Eth″ni‐cism (?) n. Heathenism; paganism; idolatry. “Taint of ethnicism.” B. Jonson.

3502

Ethnographer

Eth‐nog″ra‐pher (?) n. One who investigates ethnography.

3503

Ethnographic

{ Eth′no‐graph″ic (?), Eth′no‐graph″ic‐al (?), }. a. [Cf. F. ethnographique.] pertaining to ethnography.

3504

Ethnographically

Eth′no‐graph″ic‐al‐ly, adv. In an ethnographical manner.

3505

Ethnography

Eth‐nog″ra‐phy (?), n. [Gr. � nation + -graphy: cf. F. ethnographie.] That branch of knowledge which has for its subject the characteristics of the human family, developing the ...

3506

Ethnologic

{ Eth′no‐log″ic (?), Eth′no‐log″ic‐al (?), } a. Of or pertaining to ethnology.

3507

Ethnologically

Eth′no‐log″ic‐al‐ly, adv. In an ethnological manner; by ethnological classification; as, one belonging ethnologically to an African race.

3508

Ethnologist

Eth‐nol″o‐gist (?), n. One versed in ethnology; a student of ethnology.

3509

Ethnology

Eth‐nol″o‐gy (?) n. [Gr. � nation + -logy.] The science which treats of the division of mankind into races, their origin, distribution, and relations, and the peculiarities whic...

3510

Ethologic

{ Eth′o‐log″ic (?), Eth′o‐log″ic‐al (?), } a. [See Ethology.] treating of, or pertaining to, ethnic or morality, or the science of character. J. S. Mill.