Webster's Dictionary 1913

11449

Successively

Suc‐ces″sive‐ly, adv. In a successive manner.The whiteness, at length, changed successively into blue, indigo, and violet. Sir I. Newton.

11450

Successiveness

Suc‐ces″sive‐ness, n. The quality or state of being successive.

11451

Successless

Suc‐cess″less (?), a. Having no success.Successless all her soft caresses prove. Pope.— Suc‐cess″less‐ly, adv. — Suc‐cess″less‐ness, n.

11452

Successor

Suc‐ces″sor (?), n. [OE. successour, OF. successur, successor, F. successeur, L. successor. See Succeed.] One who succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has ...

11453

Succiduous

Suc‐cid″u‐ous (?), a. [L. succiduus, fr. succidere to fall under.] Ready to fall; falling.

11454

Succiferous

Suc‐cif″er‐ous (?), a. [L. succus, sucus, juice, sap + -ferous.] Producing or conveying sap.

11455

Succinamate

Suc′cin‐am″ate (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of succinamic acid.

11456

Succinamic

Suc′cin‐am″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid amide derivative of succinic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance, and forming a series of salts.

11457

Succinate

Suc″ci‐nate (?), n. [L. succinum, sucinum, amber, from succus, sucus, juice, sap: cf. F. succinate.] (Chem.) A salt of succinic acid.

11458

Succinct

Suc‐cinct″ (?), a. [L. succinctus, p. p. of succingere to gird below or from below, to tuck up; sub + cingere to gird. Cf. Cincture.] 1. Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightl...

11459

Succinic

Suc‐cin″ic (?), a. [Cf. F. succinique. See Succinate.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, amber; specif., designating a dibasic acid, C�H�.(CO�H)�, first obtained by the dr...

11460

Succinimide

Suc′cin‐im″ide (?), n.(Chem.) A white crystalline nitrogenous substance, C2H4.(CO)2.NH, obtained by treating succinic anhydride with ammonia gas. It is a typical imido acid, and...

11461

Succinite

Suc″ci‐nite (?), n. [Cf. F. succinite.] (Min.) (a) Amber. (b) A garnet of an amber color.

11462

Succinous

Suc″ci‐nous (?), a. [From L. succinum amber.] Succinic.

11463

Succinurate

Suc′cin‐u″rate (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of succinuric acid.

11464

Succinuric

Suc′cin‐u″ric (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid amide, analogous to succinamic acid, which is obtained as a white crystalline substance by heating urea with ...

11465

Succinyl

Suc″cin‐yl (?), n. [Succinic + -yl.] (Chem.) A hypothetical radical characteristic of succinic acid and certain of its derivatives.

11466

Succise

Suc‐cise″ (?), a. [See Succision.] (Bot.) Appearing as if a part were cut off at the extremity.

11467

Succision

Suc‐ci″sion (?), n. [L. succisio, fr. succidere, succisum, to cut away below, sub under + caedere to cut.] The act of cutting down, as of trees; the act of cutting off.

11468

Succor

Suc″cor (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Succored (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Succoring.] [OE. socouren, OF. sucurre, soucourre, secorre, F. secourir, L. succurrere, succursum, to run under, run...

11469

Succor (2)

Suc″cor, n. [OE. socours, sucurs, OF. sucurs, socors, secors, F. secours, L. succursus, fr. L. succurrere. See Succor, v. t.] 1. Aid; help; assistance; esp., assistance that rel...

11470

Succorable

Suc″cor‐a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being succored or assisted; admitting of relief.

11471

Succorer

Suc″cor‐er (?), n. One who affords succor; a helper.

11472

Succorless

Suc″cor‐less, a. Destitute of succor. Thomson.

11473

Succory

Suc″co‐ry (?), n. [Corrupted from chicory.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cichorium. See Chicory.

11474

Succotash

Suc″co‐tash (?), n. [Narragansett Indian m'sickquatash corn boiled whole.] Green maize and beans boiled together. The dish is borrowed from the native Indians. [Written also suc...

11475

Succoteague

Suc′co‐teague″ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The squeteague.