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Chy*lif"i*ca*to*ry (? ∨ ?) , a. Chylifactive.

Chylify <Xpage=255>

Chy"li*fy (?) , v. t. & i. [ Chyle + -ly .] (Physiol.) To make chyle of; to be converted into chyle.

Chylopoetic <Xpage=255>

Chy`lo*po*et"ic (?) , a. [Gr. chylopoiei^n to make into juice, chylo`s juice, chyle + poiei^n to make.] (Physiol.) Concerned in the formation of chyle; as, the chylopoetic organs .

Chylous <Xpage=255>

Chy"lous (?) , a. [Cf. F. chyleux .] (Physiol.) Consisting of, or similar to, chyle.

Chyluria <Xpage=255>

Chy*lu"ri*a (?) , n. [NL. from Gr. <?/ chyle + <?/ urine.] (Med.) A morbid condition in which the urine contains chyle or fatty matter, giving it a milky appearance.

Chyme <Xpage=255>

Chyme (?) , n. [L. chymus chyle, Gr. <?/ juice, like <?/, fr. <?/ to pour: cf. F. chyme . See Chyle .] (Physiol.) The pulpy mass of semi-digested food in the small intestines just after its passage from the stomach. It is separated in the intestines into chyle and excrement. See Chyle .

Chymic, Chymist, Chymistry <Xpage=255>

Chym"ic (?) , Chym"ist , Chym"is*try (?) . [Obs.] See Chemic , Chemist , Chemistry .

Chymiferous <Xpage=255>

Chy*mif"er*ous (?) , a. [ Chyme + -ferous .] (Physiol.) Bearing or containing chyme.

Chymification <Xpage=255>

Chym`i*fi*ca"tion (?) , n. [ Chyme + L. facere to make: cf. F. Chymification .] (Physiol.) The conversion of food into chyme by the digestive action of gastric juice.

Chymify <Xpage=255>

Chym"i*fy (?) , v. t. [ Chyme + -fy : cf. F. chymifier .] (Physiol.) To form into chyme.

Chymous <Xpage=255>

Chy"mous (?) , a. Of or pertaining to chyme.

Chyometer <Xpage=255>

Chy*om"e*ter (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ to pour + -meter .] (Chem.) An instrument for measuring liquids. It consists of a piston moving in a tube in which is contained the liquid, the quantity expelled being indicated by the graduation upon the piston rod.

Cibarious <Xpage=255>

Ci*ba"ri*ous (?) , a. [L. cibaruus , fr. cibus food.] Pertaining to food; edible.

Johnson.

Cibation <Xpage=255>

Ci*ba"tion (?) , n. [L. cibatio , fr. cibare to feed.]

1. The act of taking food.

2. (Alchemy) The process or operation of feeding the contents of the crucilbe with fresh material.

B. Jonson.

Cibol <Xpage=255>

Cib"ol (?) , n. [F. ciboule , LL. cepula , cepola , dim. of L. cepa , caepa , caepe , an onion. Cf. Chibbal , Cives .] A perennial alliaceous plant ( Allium fistulosum ), sometimes called Welsh onion . Its fistular leaves areused in cookery.

Ciborium <Xpage=255>

Ci*bo"ri*um (?) , n. : pl. Ciboria (#) . [LL., fr. L. ciborium a cup, fr. Gr. <?/ a seed vessel of the Egyptian bean; also, a cup made from its largeleaves, or resembling its seed vessel in shape.] 1. (Arch.) A canopy usually standing free and supported on four columns, covering the high altar, or, very rarely, a secondary altar.

2. (R. C. Ch.) The coffer or case in which the host is kept; the pyx.

Cicada <Xpage=255>

Ci*ca"da (?) , n. ; pl. E. Cicadas (#) , L. Cicad\'91 (#) . [L.] (Zo\'94l.) Any species of the genus Cicada . They are large hemipterous insects, with nearly transparent wings. The male makes a shrill sound by pecular organs in the under side of the abdomen, consisting of a pair of stretched membranes, acted upon by powerful muscles. A noted American species ( C. septendecim ) is called the seventeen year locust . Another common species is the dogday cicada .

Cicala <Xpage=255>

Ci*ca"la (?) , n. [It., fr. L. cicada .] A cicada. See Cicada . "At eve a dry cicala sung."

Tennison.

Cicatrice <Xpage=255>

Cic"a*trice (?) , n. [F., fr. L. cicatrix .] A cicatrix.

Cicatricial <Xpage=255>

Cic`a*tri"cial (?) , a. (Med.) Relating to, or having the character of, a cicatrix.

Dunglison.

Cicatricle <Xpage=255>

Cic"a*tri`cle (?) , n. [Cf. F. cicatricule , fr. L. cicatricula a small scar, fr. cicatrix a scar.] (Biol.) The germinating point in the embryo of a seed; the point in the yolk of an egg at which development begins.

Cicatrisive <Xpage=255>

Cic"a*tri`sive (?) , a. Tending to promote the formation of a cicatrix; good for healing of a wound.

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Cicatrix <Xpage=256>

Ci*ca"trix (?) , n. ; pl. Cicatrices (#) . [L.] (Med.) The pellicle which forms over a wound or breach of continuity and completes the process of healing in the latter, and which subsequently contracts and becomes white, forming the scar.

Cicatrizant <Xpage=256>

Cic"a*tri`zant (?) , n. [Cf. F. cicatrisant , properly p. pr. of cicatriser .] (Med.) A medicine or application that promotes the healing of a sore or wound, or the formation of a cicatrix.

Cicatrization <Xpage=256>

Cic`a*tri*za"tion (?) , n. [Cf. F. cicatrisation .] (Med.) The process of forming a cicatrix, or the state of being cicatrized.

Cicatrize <Xpage=256>

Cic"a*trize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Cicatrized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Cicatrizing .] [Cf. F. cicatriser , fr. cicatrice , L. cicatrix , scar.] (Med.) To heal or induce the formation of a cicatrix in, as in wounded or ulcerated flesh.

Wiseman.

Cicatrize <Xpage=256>

Cic"a*trize , v. i. (Med.) To heal; to have a new skin.

Cicatrose <Xpage=256>

Cic"a*trose` (?) , a. Full of scars.

Craig.

Cicely <Xpage=256>

Cic"e*ly (?) , n. [L. seselis , Gr. <?/, <?/; perh. ultimately of Egyptian origin.] (Bot.) Any one of several umbelliferous plants, of the genera Myrrhis , Osmorrhiza , etc.

Cicero <Xpage=256>

Cic"e*ro (?) , n. (Print.) Pica type; -- so called by French printers.

Cicerone <Xpage=256>

Ci`ce*ro"ne (?) , n. ; pl. It. Ciceroni (#) , E. Cicerones (#) . [It., fr. L. Cicero , the Roman orator. So called from the ordinary talkativeness of such a guide.] One who shows strangers the curiosities of a place; a guide.

Every glib and loquacious hireling who shows strangers about their picture galleries, palaces, and ruins, is termed by them [the Italians] a cicerone , or a Cicero. Trench.

Ciceronian <Xpage=256>

Cic`e*ro"ni*an (?) , a. [L. Ciceronianus , fr. Cicero , the orator.] Resembling Cicero in style or action; eloquent.

Ciceronianism <Xpage=256>

Cic`e*ro"ni*an*ism (?) , n. Imitation of, or resemblance to, the style or action Cicero; a Ciceronian phrase or expression. "Great study in Ciceronianism , the chief abuse of Oxford."

Sir P. Sidney.

Cichoraceous <Xpage=256>

Cich`o*ra"ceous (?) , a. [See Chicory .] Belonging to, or resembling, a suborder of composite plants of which the chicory ( Cichorium ) is the type.

Cich-pea <Xpage=256>

Cich"-pea` (?) , n. The chick-pea.

Holland.

Cicisbeism <Xpage=256>

Ci*cis"be*ism (?) , n. The state or conduct of a cicisbeo.

Cicisbeo <Xpage=256>

Ci`cis*be"o (?) , n. ; pl. It. Cicisbei (#) . [It.]

1. A professed admirer of a married woman; a dangler about women.

2. A knot of silk or ribbon attached to a fan, walking stick, etc. [Obs.]

Ciclatoun <Xpage=256>

Cic"la*toun` (?) , n. [Of. ciclaton .] A costly cloth, of uncertain material, used in the Middle Ages. [Obs.] [Written also checklaton , chekelatoun .]

His robe was of ciclatoun , That coste many a Jane. Chaucer.

Cicurate <Xpage=256>

Cic"u*rate (?) , v. t. [L. cicurare to tame, fr. cicur tame.] To tame. [Obs.]

Sir T. Browne.

Cicuration <Xpage=256>

Cic`u*ra"tion (?) , n. [Cf. F. cicuration .] The act of taming. [Obs.]

Ray.

Cicuta <Xpage=256>

Ci*cu"ta (?) , n. [L., the poison hemlock.] (Bot.) a genus of poisonous umbelliferous plants, of which the water hemlock or cowbane is best known.

&hand; The name cicuta is sometimes erroneously applied to Conium maculatum , or officinal hemlock .

Cicutoxin <Xpage=256>

Cic`u*tox"in (?) , n. (Chem.) The active principle of the water hemlock ( Cicuta ) extracted as a poisonous gummy substance.

Cid <Xpage=256>

Cid (?) , n. [Sp., fr. Ar. seid lord.]

1. Chief or commander; in Spanish literature, a title of Ruy Diaz, Count of Bivar, a champion of Christianity and of the old Spanish royalty, in the 11th century.

2. An epic poem, which celebrates the exploits of the Spanish national hero, Ruy Diaz.

Cider <Xpage=256>

Ci"der (?) , n. [F. cidre , OF. sidre, fr. L. sicera a kind of strong drink, Gr. <?/; of Oriental origin; cf. Heb. sh\'bekar to be intoxicated, sh\'c7k\'ber strong drink.] The expressed juice of apples. It is used as a beverage, for making vinegar, and for other purposes.

&hand; Cider was formerly used to signify the juice of other fruits, and other kinds of strong liquor, but was not applied to wine.

Cider brandy , a kind of brandy distilled from cider. -- Cider mill , a mill in which cider is made. -- Cider press , the press of a cider mill.

Ciderist <Xpage=256>

Ci`der*ist , n. A maker of cider. [Obs.]

Mortimer.

Ciderkin <Xpage=256>

Ci"der*kin (?) , n. [ Cider + -kin .] A kind of weak cider made by steeping the refuse pomace in water.

Ciderkin is made for common drinking, and supplies the place of small beer. Mortimer.

Ci-devant <Xpage=256>

Ci`-de*vant" (?) , a. [F., hitherto, formerly.] Former; previous; of times gone by; as, a cidevant governor .

Cierge <Xpage=256>

Cierge (?) , n. [F., fr. L. cera wax.] A wax candle used in religous rites.

Cigar <Xpage=256>

Ci*gar" (?) , n. [Sp. cigarro , orig., a kind of tobacco in the island of Cuba: cf. F. cigare .] A small roll of tobacco, used for smoking.

Cigar fish (Zo\'94l.) , a fish ( Decapterus punctatus ), allied to the mackerel, found on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.

Cigarette <Xpage=256>

Cig`a*rette" (?) , n. [F. cigarette .] A little cigar; a little fine tobacco rolled in paper for smoking.

Cilia <Xpage=256>

Cil"i*a (?) , n. pl. Cilium , the sing., is rarely used. [L. cilium eyelid.] 1. (Anat.) The eyelashes.

2. (Biol.) Small, generally microscopic, vibrating appendages lining certain organs, as the air passages of the higher animals, and in the lower animals often covering also the whole or a part of the exterior. They are also found on some vegetable organisms. In the Infusoria, and many larval forms, they are locomotive organs.

3. (Bot.) Hairlike processes, commonly marginal and forming a fringe like the eyelash.

4. (Zo\'94l.) Small, vibratory, swimming organs, somewhat resembling true cilia, as those of Ctenophora.

Ciliary <Xpage=256>

Cil"ia*ry (?) , a. [Cf. F. ciliaire .]

1. (Anat.) Pertaining to the cilia, or eyelashes. Also applied to special parts of the eye itself; as, the ciliary processes of the choroid coat; the ciliary muscle, etc.

2. (Biol.) Pertaining to or connected with the cilia in animal or vegetable organisms; as, ciliary motion .

Ciliata <Xpage=256>

Cil`i*a"ta (?) , n. pl. [NL. See Cilia .] (Zo\'94l.) One of the orders of Infusoria, characterized by having cilia. In some species the cilia cover the body generally, in others they form a band around the mouth.

Ciliate, Ciliated <Xpage=256>

Cil"i*ate (?) , Cil"i*a`ted (?) , a. Provided with, or surrounded by, cilia; as, a ciliate leaf ; endowed with vibratory motion; as, the ciliated epithelium of the windpipe .

Cilice <Xpage=256>

Cil"ice (?) , n. [F. See Cilicious .] A kind of haircloth undergarment.

Southey.

Cilician <Xpage=256>

Ci*li"cian (?) , a. Of or pertaining to Cilicia in Asia Minor. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Cilicia.

Cilicious <Xpage=256>

Ci*li"cious (?) , a. [L. cilicium a covering, orig. made of Cilician goat's hair, fr. Cilicious Cilician, fr. Cilicia , a province of Asia Minor.] Made, or consisting, of hair. [Obs.]

A Cilicious or sackcloth habit. Sir T. Browne.

Ciliform, Ciliiform <Xpage=256>

Cil"i*form (?) , Cil"i*i*form` (?) , a. [ Cilium + -form ] Having the form of cilia; very fine or slender.

Ciliograde <Xpage=256>

Cil"i*o*grade (?) , a. [ Cilium + L. gradi to step: cf. F. ciliograde .] (Zo\'94l.) Moving by means of cilia , or cilialike organs; as, the ciliograde Medus\'91 .

Cilium <Xpage=256>

Cil"i*um (?) , n. [L., eyelid.] See Cilia .

Cill <Xpage=256>

Cill (?) , n. See Sill ., n. a foundation.

Cillosis <Xpage=256>

Cil*lo"sis (?) , n. [NL., fr. L. cilium eyelid.] (Med.) A spasmodic trembling of the upper eyelid.

Cima <Xpage=256>

Ci"ma (?) , n. (Arch.) A kind of molding. See Cyma .

Cimar <Xpage=256>

Ci*mar" (?) , n. See Simar .

Cimbal <Xpage=256>

Cim"bal (?) , n. [It. ciambella .] A kind of confectionery or cake. [Obs.]

Nares.

Cimbia <Xpage=256>

Cim"bi*a (?) , n. (Arch.) A fillet or band placed around the shaft of a column as if to strengthen it. [Written also cimia .]

Cimbrian <Xpage=256>

Cim"bri*an (?) , a. Of or pertaining to the Cimbri. -- n. One of the Cimbri. See Cimbric .

Cimbric <Xpage=256>

Cim"bric (?) , a. Pertaining to the Cimbri , an ancient tribe inhabiting Northern Germany. -- n. The language of the Cimbri.

Cimeliarch <Xpage=256>

Ci*me"li*arch (?) , n. [L. cimeliarcha , Gr. <?/, treasurer.] A superintendent or keeper of a church's valuables; a churchwarden. [Obs.]

Bailey.

Cimeter <Xpage=256>

Cim"e*ter (?) , n. See Scimiter .

Cimex <Xpage=256>

Ci"mex (?) , n. ; pl. Cimices (#) . [L., a bug.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of hemipterous insects of which the bedbug is the best known example. See Bedbug .

Cimia <Xpage=256>

Cim"i*a (?) , n. (Arch.) See Cimbia .

Cimiss <Xpage=256>

Ci"miss (?) , n. [L. cimex , -icis , a bug.] (Zo\'94l.) The bedbug. [Obs.]

Wright.

Cimmerian <Xpage=256>

Cim*me"ri*an (?) , a. [L. Cimmerius .] [Written also Kimmerian .] 1. Pertaining to the Cimmerii, a fabulous people, said to have lived, in very ancient times, in profound and perpetual darkness.

2. Without any light; intensely dark.

In dark Cimmerian desert ever dwell. Milton.

Cimolite <Xpage=256>

Cim"o*lite (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ (sc. <?/) Cimolian earth, fr. <?/, L. Cimolus , an island of the Cyclades.] (Min.) A soft, earthy, clayey mineral, of whitish or grayish color.

Cinch <Xpage=256>

Cinch (?) , n. [Sp. cincha , fr. L. cingere to gird.]

1. A strong saddle girth, as of canvas. [West. U. S.]

2. A tight grip. [Colloq.]

Cinchona <Xpage=256>

Cin*cho"na (?) , n. [So named from the wife of Count Chinchon , viceroy of Peru in the seventeenth century, who by its use was freed from an intermittent fever, and after her return to Spain, contributed to the general propagation of this remedy.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of trees growing naturally on the Andes in Peru and adjacent countries, but now cultivated in the East Indies, producing a medicinal bark of great value.

2. (Med.) The bark of any species of cinchona containing three per cent. or more of bitter febrifuge alkaloids; Peruvian bark; Jesuits' bark.

Cinchonaceous <Xpage=256>

Cin`cho*na"ceous (?) , a. Allied or pertaining to cinchona, or to the plants that produce it.

Cinchonic <Xpage=256>

Cin*chon"ic (?) , a. Belonging to, or obtained from, cinchona.

Mayne.

Cinchonidine <Xpage=256>

Cin*chon"i*dine (?) , n. [From Cinchona .] (Chem.) One of the quinine group of alkaloids, found especially in red cinchona bark. It is a white crystalline substance, C19H22N2O , with a bitter taste and qualities similar to, but weaker than, quinine; -- sometimes called also cinchonidia .

Cinchonine <Xpage=256>

Cin"cho*nine (?) , n. [From Cinchona : cf. F. cinchonine .] (Chem.) One of the quinine group of alkaloids isomeric with and resembling cinchonidine; -- called also cinchonia .

Cinchonism <Xpage=256>

Cin"cho*nism (?) , n. [From Cinchona .] (Med.) A condition produced by the excessive or long-continued use of quinine, and marked by deafness, roaring in the ears, vertigo, etc.

Cinchonize <Xpage=256>

Cin"cho*nize (?) , v. t. To produce cinchonism in; to poison with quinine or with cinchona.

Cincinnati epoch <Xpage=256>

Cin`cin*na"ti ep"och (?) . (Geol.) An epoch at the close of the American lower Silurian system. The rocks are well developed near Cincinnati , Ohio. The group includes the Hudson River and Lorraine shales of New york.

Cincture <Xpage=256>

Cinc"ture (?) , n. [L. cinctura , fr. cingere , cinctum , to gird.] 1. A belt, a girdle, or something worn round the body, -- as by an ecclesiastic for confining the alb.

2. That which encompasses or incloses; an inclosure. "Within the cincture of one wall."

Bacon.