Webster's Dictionary 1913

9721

Sternocoracoid

Ster′no‐cor″a‐coid (?), a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sternum and the coracoid.

9722

Sternocostal

Ster′no‐cos″tal (?), a. [Sterno- + costal.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sternum and the ribs; as, the sternocostal cartilages.

9723

Sternohyoid

Ster′no‐hy″oid (?), a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sternum and the hyoid bone or cartilage.

9724

Sternomastoid

Ster′no‐mas″toid (?), a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sternum and the mastoid process.

9725

Sternothyroid

Ster′no‐thy″roid (?), a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sternum and the thyroid cartilage.

9726

Sternpost

Stern″post′ (?), n.(Naut.) A straight piece of timber, or an iron bar or beam, erected on the extremity of the keel to support the rudder, and receive the ends of the planks or ...

9727

Sternsman

Sterns″man (?), n. A steersman.

9728

Sternson

Stern″son (?), n. [See Stern, n., and cf. Stemson.] (Naut.) The end of a ship's keelson, to which the sternpost is bolted; — called also stern knee.

9729

Sternum

Ster″num (?), n.; pl. L. Sterna (#), E. Sternums (#). 1. (Anat.) A plate of cartilage, or a series of bony or cartilaginous plates or segments, in the median line of the pectora...

9730

Sternutation

Ster′nu‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. sternutatio, fr. sternutare to sneeze, intens. from sternuere.] The act of sneezing. Quincy.

9731

Sternutative

Ster‐nu″ta‐tive (?), a. Having the quality of provoking to sneeze.

9732

Sternutatory

Ster‐nu″ta‐to‐ry (?), a. Sternutative. — n. A sternutatory substance or medicine.

9733

Sternway

Stern″way′ (?), n.(Naut.) The movement of a ship backward, or with her stern foremost.

9734

Sterquilinous

Ster‐quil″i‐nous (?), a. [L. sterquilinium a dung pit, fr. stercus dung.] Pertaining to a dunghill; hence, mean; dirty; paltry. Howell.

9735

Sterre

Ster″re (?), n. A star. Chaucer.

9736

Sterrink

Ster″rink (?), n.(Zoöl.) The crab-eating seal (Lobodon carcinophaga) of the Antarctic Ocean.

9737

Sterrometal

Ster″ro‐met′al (?), n. [Gr. � firm, solid + E. metal.] Any alloy of copper, zinc, tin, and iron, of which cannon are sometimes made.

9738

Stert

Stert (?), obs.p. p. of Start. Started. Chaucer.

9739

Sterte

Ster″te (?), obs.p. p. of Start. Chaucer.

9740

Stertorious

Ster‐to″ri‐ous (stẽr‐tō″rĭ‐ŭs), a. Stertorous.

9741

Stertorous

Ster″to‐rous (stẽr″tō̍‐rŭs), a. [L. stertere to snore: cf. F. stertoreux.] Characterized by a deep snoring, which accompanies inspiration in some diseases, especially apoplexy; ...

9742

Sterve

Sterve (stẽrv), v. t. & i. To die, or cause to die; to perish. See Starve. Chaucer.Spenser.

9743

Stet

Stet (stĕt), L., subj. 3d pers. sing. of stare to stand, remain. [See Stand.] (Print.) Let it stand; — a word used by proof readers to signify that something once erased, or mar...

9744

Stet (2)

Stet, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Stetted (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Stetting.] (Print.) To cause or direct to remain after having been marked for omission; to mark with the word stet, or with ...

9745

Stethal

Steth″al (?), n. [Stearic + ethal.] (Chem.) One of the higher alcohols of the methane series, homologous with ethal, and found in small quantities as an ethereal salt of stearic...

9746

Stethograph

Steth″o‐graph (?), n. [Gr. � the breast + -graph.] (Physiol.) See Pneumatograph.

9747

Stethometer

Ste‐thom″e‐ter (?), n. [Gr. � chest + -meter.] (Physiol.) An apparatus for measuring the external movements of a given point of the chest wall, during respiration; — also called...