Webster's Dictionary 1913

3565

Euchlorine

Eu‐chlo″rine (?), n. [Cf. F. euchlorine. See Euchloric.] (Chem.) A yellow or greenish yellow gas, first prepared by Davy, evolved from potassium chlorate and hydrochloric acid. ...

3566

Euchologion

{ ‖Eu′cho‐lo″gi‐on (?), Eu‐chol″o‐gy (?), } n. [NL. euchologion, Gr. � prayer book; � prayer, vow (fr. � to pray) + � to say, speak.] (Eccl.) A formulary of prayers; the book of...

3567

Euchologue

Eu″cho‐logue, n. [F. euchologe.] Euchology.

3568

Euchre

Eu″chre (?), n. [Perh. from F. écarté.] A game at cards, that may be played by two, three, or four persons, the highest card (except when an extra card called the Joker is used)...

3569

Euchre (2)

Eu″chre, v. t. 1. To defeat, in a game of euchre, the side that named the trump.2. To defeat or foil thoroughly in any scheme.

3570

Euchroic

Eu‐chro″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Having a fine color.Euchroic acid(Chem.), an organic, imide acid, obtained as a colorless crystalline substance, C12H4N2O8 by heating an ammonium salt ...

3571

Euchroite

Eu″chro‐ite (?), n. [See Euchroic.] (Min.) A mineral occurring in transparent emerald green crystals. It is hydrous arseniate of copper.

3572

Euchrone

Eu″chrone (?) n.(Chem.) A substance obtained from euchroic acid. See Eychroic.

3573

Euchymy

Eu″chy‐my (?), n. [Gr. � well + � juice liquid. See Chyme.] (Med.) A good state of the blood and other fluids of the body.

3574

Euclase

Eu″clase (?) n. [Gr. � well, easily + � to break. Cf. F. euclase, G. euklas. See named from its brittleness.] (Min.) A brittle gem occurring in light green, transparent crystals...

3575

Euclid

Eu″clid (?), n. A Greek geometer of the 3d century b. c.; also, his treatise on geometry, and hence, the principles of geometry, in general.

3576

Euclidian

Eu‐clid″i‐an (?), n. Related to Euclid, or to the geometry of Euclid.Euclidian space(Geom.), the kind of space to which the axioms and definitions of Euclid, relative to straigh...

3577

Eucopepoda

‖Eu′co‐pep″o‐da (?), n. pl. [NL. See Eu- and Copepoda.] (Zoöl.) A group which includes the typical copepods and the lerneans.

3578

Eucrasy

Eu″cra‐sy (?). [Gr. �; �, well-tempered; εὐ̑ well + � to mix, temper: cf. F. eucrasie.] (Med.) Such a due mixture of qualities in bodies as constitutes health or soundness. Quincy.

3579

Euctical

Euc″tic‐al (?) Expecting a wish; supplicatory.Sacrifices... distinguished into expiatory, euctical, and eucharistical. Bp. Law.

3580

Eudemon

{ Eu‐de″mon, Eu‐dæ″mon (?) }, n. [Gr. εὐ̑ well, good + � one's demon.] A good angel. Southey.

3581

Eudemonics

{ Eu′de‐mon″ics, Eu′dæ‐mon″ics (?) }, n. [Gr. � conducive to happiness. See Eudemonism.] That part of moral philosophy which treats of happiness; the science of happiness; — con...

3582

Eudemonism

{ Eu‐de″mon‐ism, Eu‐dæ″mon‐ism (?) }, n. [Gr. � a thinking happy, fr, � blessed with a good genius, happy; εὐ̑ well, good + � one's demon of genius. See Demon.] That system of e...

3583

Eudemonist

{ Eu‐de″mon‐ist, Eu‐dæ″mon‐ist }, n. One who believes in eudemonism.I am too much of a eudæmonist; I hanker too much after a state of happiness both for myself and others. De Qu...

3584

Eudemonistic

{ Eu‐de′mon‐is″tic, Eu‐dæ′mon‐is″tic (?) }, a. Of or pertaining to eudemonism.

3585

Eudemonistical

{ Eu‐de′mon‐is″tic‐al, Eu‐dæ′mon‐is″tic‐al (?) }, a. Eudemonistic.

3586

Eudialyte

Eu‐di″a‐lyte (?), n. [Gr. εὐ̑ well, easily + � to dissolve. So called because easily dissolvable in acids.] (Min.) A mineral of a brownish red color and vitreous luster, consist...

3587

Eudiometer

Eu′di‐om″e‐ter (?), n. [Gr. � fair, clear weather, fr. � fine, clear (said of the air or weather) + -meter: cf. F. ediomètre.] (Chem.) An instrument for the volumetric measureme...

3588

Eudiometric

{ Eu′di‐o‐met″ric (?), Eu′di‐o‐met″ric‐al (?), } a. Of or pertaining to a eudiometer; as, eudiometrical experiments or results.

3589

Eudiometry

Eu′di‐om″e‐try (?), n. [Cf. F. eudiométrie.] (Chem.) The art or process of determining the constituents of a gaseous mixture by means of the eudiometer, or for ascertaining the ...

3590

Eudipleura

‖Eu′di‐pleu″ra (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. εὐ̑ well + � double + � rib,�, pl.,side.] (Biol.) The fundamental forms of organic life, that are composed of two equal and symmetrical ...

3591

Eudoxian

Eu‐dox″i‐an (?), n.(Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Eudoxius, patriarch of Antioch and Constantinople in the 4th century, and a celebrated defender of the doctrines of Arius.