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tartarous
† tartarous, a. Obs. (ˈtɑːtərəs) [f. tartar n.1 + -ous; = F. tartareux.] 1. Of the nature of, consisting of, or containing tartar or argol.1655–87 H. More App. Antid. (1712) 215 The tartarous parts of Wine, that are driven outward to the sides of the vessel. 1658 R. White tr. Digby's Powd. Symp. (16...
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tartareous
tartareous, a.1 (tɑːˈtɛərɪəs) [f. mod.L. tartare-us (f. tartarum tartar n.1) + -ous.] † 1. Path. Of the nature of a tartar, or calcareous or earthy deposit; characterized by such deposits. (Cf. tartarous 2.) Obs.1625 Hart Anat. Ur. ii. x. 119 From whence do they [Paracelsists] inferre a great number...
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tartarish
tartarish, a.1 rare. (ˈtɑːtərɪʃ) [f. tartar n.1 + -ish1.] a. Of wine: Inclined to deposit tartar. b. Of the eyes: Inclined to form concretions (cf. tartarous 2).1757 A. Cooper Distiller ii. ii. (1760) 118 Without the peculiar Taste and Flavour of the Plant, but generally somewhat tartarish and limpi...
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tartrite
† ˈtartrite Chem. Obs. Also tartarite. [a. F. tartrite (1787), f. F. tartre, tartar1 (whence the earlier tartarite): see -ite1.] A salt of tartarous or tartareous acid. (As this is now tartaric acid, the tartrites are now called tartrates.)1790 Kerr tr. Lavoisier's Elem. Chem. 255 As the acid from t...
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tartarine
▪ I. † ˈtartarine, n. Obs. [a. F. tartarin.] (See quot.)1607 Topsell Four-f. Beasts (1658) 10 There was at Paris another beast called a Tartarine, and in some places a Magot (much like a Baboun),..being as great as a Gray-hound.▪ II. tartarine variant of tartarin n.1▪ III. † ˈtartarine, a.1 Obs. [f....
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tartaric
tartaric, a.1 Chem. (tɑːˈtærɪk) [f. tartar n.1 + -ic; in mod.L. tartaric-us, F. tartarique.] Of the nature of, related to, or derived from tartar or argol. tartaric acid (formerly tartareous or tartarous acid), an organic acid, C4H6O6 = C4H2O2 + (OH)4, or CO2H·(CHOH)2·CO2H, of which there are five i...
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sabulous
sabulous, a. (ˈsæbjʊləs) [ad. L. sabulōs-us, f. sabul-um sand: see -ous.] Sandy; consisting of or abounding in sand; arenaceous.1632 Lithgow Trav. (1906) 226 The austiere conspicuosity of the sabulous and stony Desarts. 1670 R. Wittie in Phil. Trans. V. 1076 Water..strained from all sabulous mixture...
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pyrotartaric
pyrotartaric, a. Chem. (ˌpaɪərəʊtɑːˈtærɪk) [f. pyro- 3 a + tartaric: cf. F. pyrotartarique, substituted for pyrotartareux (De Morveau and Lavoisier 1787).] In pyrotartaric acid, C5H8O4, a colourless crystalline substance, obtained by the dry distillation of tartaric acid. So pyrotartaric anhydride, ...
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cawser
▪ I. causer1 (ˈkɔːzə(r)) Also 5–6 cawser. [f. cause v.1 + -er1.] He who or that which causes; the agent by whom or which an effect is produced. † First Causer: God. Obs.c 1386 Chaucer Moder of God 12 Causer of pees, stynter of wo & stryf. c 1420 Hoccleve To Dk. York 62 Out upon pryde, causer of my w...
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tartar
▪ I. tartar, n.1 (ˈtɑːtə(r)) Also 4 tartre, 5 tarter, -are, (6 tartarum, 7–8 tartarus). [a. F. tartre = Sp., Pg., It. tartaro, med.L. tartarum (tartharum), med.Gr. τάρταρον; perh. of Arabic origin: Simon of Genoa (fl. 1292), Synonima (ed. 1473), has ‘Tartar arabice, tartarum quod ex uino in lateribu...
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sumen
‖ sumen (ˈs(j)uːmɛn) [L. sūmen:—*sūgmen, f. sūgĕre to suck.] A sow's udder, the dugs of a sow; formerly Anat., the hypogastrium. † Also transf., the fat or rich portion of a thing; also attrib. in sumen-soil.1662 J. Chandler Van Helmont's Oriat. 239 The undunged fields of Bohemia do yield lesse tart...
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struthiocamele
† ˌstruthioˈcamel(e, -ell Obs. [ad. L. strūthiocamēlus, incorrectly a. Gr. στρουθοκάµηλος, f. στρουθό-ς sparrow + κάµηλος camel.] An ostrich. In quot. 1631 struthiocameli is the Latin genitive.1607 T. Walkington Optic Glass 79 The Struthio-camell or Ostridge..will concoct iron. 1624 F. White Repl. F...
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arthritic
arthritic, a. and n. (ɑːˈθrɪtɪk) Forms: 4–5 artetyke, -ik, 6 arthetyke, -ycke, 7–8 arthritick, 8– arthritic. [orig. a. OF. artetique, corrupt ad. L. arthrīticus, a. Gr. ἀρθρῑτικός, f. ἄρθρον joint. Gradually altered back to the L. and Gr. form.] A. adj. 1. Of or pertaining to diseased joints; spec. ...
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rheumatism
rheumatism (ˈruːmətɪz(ə)m) [ad. late L. rheumatism-us, a. Gr. ῥευµατισµ-ός, f. ῥευµατίζειν (see rheumatize). Cf. F. rhumatisme (16th c.).] † 1. A ‘defluxion of rheum’. Obs.1601 Holland Pliny II. 133 Fluxes, called by the Greekes Rheumatismes. 2. A disease of which inflammation and pain of the joints...
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asperity
asperity (əˈspɛrɪtɪ) Forms: 3–5 asprete, 6 asperite, -tie, 6– -ty. [a. OF. asprete (mod. âpreté):—L. asperitātem, f. asper rough: see -ty. Subseq. assimilated to the L. word.] 1. Unevenness of surface, roughness, ruggedness; concr. in pl. sharp, rough, or rugged excrescences.1491 Caxton Vitas Patr. ...
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