Webster's Dictionary 1913

9775

Stibialism

Stib″i‐al‐ism (?), n.(Med.) Antimonial intoxication or poisoning. Dunglison.

9776

Stibiated

Stib″i‐a′ted (?), a. [NL. stibiatus, from L. stibium antimony.] (Med. Chem.) Combined or impregnated with antimony (stibium).Stibiated tartar. See Tartar emetic, under Tartar.

9777

Stibic

Stib″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Antimonic; — used with reference to certain compounds of antimony.

9778

Stibiconite

Stib″i‐co‐nite (?), n.(Min.) A native oxide of antimony occurring in masses of a yellow color.

9779

Stibine

Stib″ine (?), n.(Chem.) Antimony hydride, or hydrogen antimonide, a colorless gas produced by the action of nascent hydrogen on antimony. It has a characteristic odor and burns ...

9780

Stibious

Stib″i‐ous (?), a.(Chem.) Antimonious.

9781

Stibium

‖Stib″i‐um (?), n. [L. stibium, stibi, Gr. �, �.] 1. (Chem.) The technical name of antimony.2. (Min.) Stibnite.

9782

Stibnite

Stib″nite (?), n.(Min.) A mineral of a lead-gray color and brilliant metallic luster, occurring in prismatic crystals; sulphide of antimony; — called also antimony glance, and g...

9783

Stibonium

Sti‐bo″ni‐um (?), n.(Chem.) The hypothetical radical SbH4, analogous to ammonium; — called also antimonium.

9784

Sticcado

Stic‐ca″do (?), n. [Cf. It. steccato a palisade.] (Mus.) An instrument consisting of small bars of wood, flat at the bottom and rounded at the top, and resting on the edges of a...

9785

Stich

Stich (?), n. [Gr. στίχοσ a row, line, akin to to go, march, E. sty, v. i.] 1. A verse, of whatever measure or number of feet.2. A line in the Scriptures; specifically (Hebrew S...

9786

Stichic

Stich″ic (?), a. [Gr. στιχικόσ.] Of or pertaining to stichs, or lines; consisting of stichs, or lines.

9787

Stichidium

‖Sti‐chid″i‐um (?), n.; pl.Stichida (#). (Bot.) A special podlike or fusiform branch containing tetraspores. It is found in certain red algæ.

9788

Stichomancy

Stich″o‐man′cy (?), n. [Gr. � a line + -mancy.] Divination by lines, or passages of books, taken at hazard.

9789

Stichometrical

Stich′o‐met″ric‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to stichometry; characterized by stichs, or lines.

9790

Stichometry

Stich‐om″e‐try (?), n. [Gr. � a line + -metry.] 1. Measurement of books by the number of lines which they contain.2. Division of the text of a book into lines; especially, the d...

9791

Stichwort

Stich″wort′ (?), n.(Bot.) A kind of chickweed (Stellaria Holostea). [Written also stitchwort.]

9792

Stick

Stick (?), n. [OE. sticke, AS. sticca; akin to stician to stab, prick, pierce, G. stecken a stick, staff, OHG. steccho, Icel. stik a stick. See Stick, v. t..] 1. A small shoot, ...

9793

Stick (2)

Stick, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Stuck (?) (Obs.Sticked (�)); p. pr. & vb. n.Sticking.] [OE. stikien, v.t. & i., combined with steken, whence E. stuck), AS. stician, v.t. & i., and (as...

9794

Stick (3)

Stick (?), v. i. 1. To adhere; as, glue sticks to the fingers; paste sticks to the wall.The green caterpillar breedeth in the inward parts of roses not blown, where the dew stic...

9795

Stick-lac

Stick″–lac′ (?), n. See the Note under Lac.

9796

Stick-seed

Stick″–seed′ (?), n.(Bot.) A plant (Echinospermum Lappula) of the Borage family, with small blue flowers and prickly nutlets.

9797

Stick-tight

Stick″–tight′ (?), n.(Bot.) Beggar's ticks.

9798

Sticked

Stick″ed (?), obs.imp. of Stick. Stuck.And in the sand her ship sticked so fast. Chaucer.They sticked not to give their bodies to be burnt. Sir T. Browne.

9799

Sticker

Stick″er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, sticks; as, a bill sticker.2. That which causes one to stick; that which puzzles or poses. Tackeray.3. (Mus.) In the organ, a small w...

9800

Stickful

Stick″ful (?), n.; pl.Stickfuls (�). (Print.) As much set type as fills a composing stick.

9801

Stickiness

Stick″i‐ness (?), n. The quality of being sticky; as, the stickiness of glue or paste.