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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Hȳ'dro-mĕt'al-lūr'gy, n. p. 648The act or process of assaying or reducing ores in the wet way, or by means of liquid re-agents.Hȳ'dro-mē'te-ōr'o-lōg'ie-al, a. p. 648Pertaining to rain, clouds, storms, &c.Hȳ'dro-mē'te-or-ŏl'o-gy, n. p. 648That branch of meteorology which relates to water in the atmosphere, as rain, clouds, &c.Hȳ'dro-mē'te-ors, n. pl. p. 648Meteors or atmospheric phenomena dependent upon the vapor of water; — a general term for the whole aqueous phenomena of the atmosphere, as rain, snow, hail, &c., — used also in the singular. Nichol.Hȳ-drŏm'e-ter, n. p. 648An instrument for determining the specific gravities of liquids, and thence the strength of spirituous liquors, saline solutions, &c. ☞ It is usually made of glass with a graduated stem, and…Hȳ'dro-mĕt'ric or Hȳ'dro-mĕt'ric-al, a. p. 648Pertaining to an hydrometer, or to the determination of the specific gravity of fluids. 2. Pertaining to the measurement of the velocity, discharge, &c., of running water. 3. Made by means of an…Hȳ'dro-mĕt'ro-grăph, n. p. 648An instrument for determining and recording the quantity of water discharged from a pipe, orifice, &c., in a given time.Hȳ'drŏm'e-try, n. p. 648The art of determining the specific gravity of liquids, and thence the strength of spirituous liquors, &c. 2. The art or operation of measuring the velocity or discharge of running water, as in…Hȳ'dro-păth'ic or Hȳ'dro-păth'ic-al, a. p. 648Pertaining to hydropathy.Hȳ-drŏp'a-thĭst, n. p. 648One who practices hydropathy; a water-cure doctor.Hȳ-drŏp'a-thy, n. p. 648The water-cure, a mode of treating diseases by the copious and frequent use of pure water, both internally and externally.Hȳ'dro-phāne, n. p. 648(Min.) An opaque variety of opal that becomes transparent by immersion in water.Hȳ'drŏph'a-noŭs, a. p. 648(Min.) Made transparent by immersion in water.Hȳ'dro-phĭd, n. p. 648(Zoöl.) A species of ophidian, including the water-snake.Hȳ'dro-phō'bi-ȧ, n. p. 648(Med.) A preternatural dread of water; a symptom of canine madness; hence, the disease caused by inoculation with the saliva of a rabid creature, of which the chief symptoms are, a sense of dryness…Hȳ'dro-phŏb'ic, a. p. 648Pertaining to a dread of water, or canine madness.Hȳ'dro-phō'by, n. p. 648See HYDROPHOBIA.Hȳ'dro-phōre, n. p. 648An instrument used for the purpose of obtaining specimens of water from any desired depth, in a river, lake, or the ocean.Hȳ'droph-thăl'mi-ȧ or Hȳ'droph-thăl'my, n. p. 648(Med.) A disease of the eye caused by an increase in the quantity of the aqueous or of the vitreous humor; dropsy of the eye. Dunglison.Hȳ'dro-phȳte, n. p. 648(Bot.) An aquatic plant; an alga. Bell.Hȳ-drŏph'y-tŏl'o-ġy, n. p. 648A discourse or treatise on water-plants.Hȳ-drŏp'ic or Hȳ-drŏp'ic-al, a. p. 648Dropsical; as, an hydropic swelling. 2. Resembling dropsy. Every lust is a kind of hydropic distemper, and the more we drink the more we shall thirst. Tillotson.Hȳ-drŏp'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 648In an hydropical manner.Hȳ'dro-pneū-măt'ic, a. p. 648Pertaining to, or employed for the purpose of, collecting gases; — said of a vessel of water, or other fluid, used in certain chemical experiments.Hȳ'drop-sy, n. p. 648The same as DROPSY, q. v.Hȳ'dro-salt, n. p. 648(Chem.) A salt supposed to be formed by a hydracid and a base.Hȳ'dro-scōpe, n. p. 648An instrument intended to mark the presence of water in air. Weale.Hȳ'dro-scōpe, n. p. 648An instrument intended to mark the presence of water in air. Weale. 2. A kind of water-clock, used anciently, consisting of a graduated tube from which the water escaped gradually by a small orifice…Hȳ'dro-stăt, n. p. 648A contrivance or apparatus to prevent the explosion of steam-boilers. Simmonds.Hȳ'dro-stăt'ic or Hȳ'dro-stăt'ic-al, a. p. 648Relating to hydrostatics; pertaining to, or in accordance with, the principles of the equilibrium of fluids. Hydrostatic balance, a balance for weighing substances in water, for the purpose of…Hȳ'dro-stăt'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 648According to hydrostatics, or to hydrostatic principles. Bentley.Hȳ'dro-stăt'ics, n. sing. p. 648That branch of science which relates to the pressure and equilibrium of non-elastic fluids, as water, mercury, &c.; the principles of statics applied to water and other liquids. [See Note under…Hȳ'dro-sŭl'phate, n. p. 648(Chem.) The same as HYDROSULPHURET.Hȳ'dro-sŭl'phīte, n. p. 648(Chem.) A saline compound of hydrosulphurous acid and a base.Hȳ'dro-sŭl'phu-rĕt, n. p. 648(Chem.) A combination of sulphureted hydrogen with an earth, alkali, or metallic oxide.Hȳ'dro-sŭl'phu-rĕt-ed, a. p. 648Combined with sulphureted hydrogen.Hȳ'dro-sul-phū'ric, a. p. 648(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, hydrogen and sulphur; as, hydrosulphuric acid;—called also sulphureted hydrogen.Hȳ'dro-tel-lū'rate, n. p. 648(Chem.) A salt formed by the union of telluric acid and a base.Hȳ'dro-tel-lū'ric, a. p. 648(Chem.) Formed by hydrogen and tellurium; as, hydrotelluric acid.Hȳ'dro-thō'rax, n. p. 648(Med.) Dropsy in the chest.Hȳ-drŏt'ic or Hȳ-drŏt'ic-al, a. p. 648Causing a discharge of water or phlegm.Hȳ-drŏt'ic, n. p. 648(Med.) A medicine that purges off water or phlegm. Arbuthnot.Hȳ'droŭs, a. p. 648Containing water; watery.Hȳ'drox-ăn'thate, n. p. 648(Chem.) A compound of hydroxanthic acid with a base.Hȳ'drox-ăn'thic, a. p. 648(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, or containing, sulphur and carbon; — said of an acid, formed by the action of alkalies on the deutosulphuret of carbon; — called also carbo-sulphuric acid.Hȳ-drŏx'īde or Hȳ-drŏx'yd, n. p. 648(Chem.) A metallic oxide combined with water; a metallic hydrate.Hȳ'dro-zō'on, n. p. 648(Zoöl.) One of the Medusæ, or jelly-fishes. Dana.Hȳ'dru-rēt, n. p. 648(Chem.) A compound of hydrogen destitute of acidity; an hydroguret.Hȳ'drus, n. p. 649(Zool.) A genus of serpents; the water-snake. 2. (Astron.) A constellation of the southern hemisphere, near the south pole.Hy-ē'mal, a. p. 649Belonging to winter; done in winter. Browne.Hy'e-māte, v. i. p. 649To pass the winter. [Obs. and rare.]Hÿ'e-mā'tion, n. p. 649The passing or spending of a winter in a particular place. 2. The act of affording shelter in winter. [Obs.]Hÿ'ems, n. p. 649Winter. Shah.Hÿ'en, n. p. 649A hyena. [Obs.] Shak.Hy-ē'nā, n. p. 649(Zoöl.) A carnivorous mammal allied to the dog, from which it differs by having only four toes to each foot, a bristly mane, the hips very much lower than the shoulders, and an odor from a gland…Hy'e-tal, a. p. 649Pertaining to rain; descriptive of the distribution of rain, or of rainy regions.Hÿ'e-to-grāph, n. p. 649A chart or graphic representation of the average distribution of rain over the surface of the earth.Hÿ'e-to-grāph'ic, a. p. 649Pertaining to the science of the geographical distribution of rain.Hy'e-tōg'ra-phy, n. p. 649The science of the geographical distribution of rain.Hy-gē'iā, n. p. 649(Myth.) The goddess of health, daughter of Esculapius.