2 entries under this word

Hircine

Hir'çīne, n.

noun

n. [Fr. hircine, from hircin, Lat. hircīnus, of a goat, from hircus, he-goat, buck.] (Chem.) A liquid, fatty matter, obtained from mutton suet, and giving it a peculiar rank smell. Brande.

Hĭr'čine, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. hircinus, from hircus, he-goat.] Goat-like; of a strong, goatish smell. Booth.