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Aeneid :: Aeneid (n.) The great epic poem of Virgil, of which the hero is Aeneas..

Araneida :: Araneida (n. pl.) Alt. of Araneoide.

Araneidan :: Araneidan (a.) Of or pertaining to the Araneina or spiders.

Araneidan :: Araneidan (n.) One of the Araneina; a spider.

Baunscheidtism :: Baunscheidtism (n.) A form of acupuncture, followed by the rubbing of the part with a stimulating fluid..

Dipleidoscope :: Dipleidoscope (n.) An instrument for determining the time of apparent noon. It consists of two mirrors and a plane glass disposed in the form of a prism, so that, by the reflections of the sun's rays from their surfaces, two images are presented to the eye, moving in opposite directions, and coinciding at the instant the sun's center is on the meridian..

Diureide :: Diureide (n.) One of a series of complex nitrogenous substances regarded as containing two molecules of urea or their radicals, as uric acid or allantoin. Cf. Ureide..

Eider :: Eider (n.) Any species of sea duck of the genus Somateria, esp. Somateria mollissima, which breeds in the northern parts of Europe and America, and lines its nest with fine down (taken from its own body) which is an article of commerce; -- called also eider duck. The American eider (S. Dresseri), the king eider (S. spectabilis), and the spectacled eider (Arctonetta Fischeri) are related species..

Eidograph :: Eidograph (n.) An instrument for copying drawings on the same or a different scale; a form of the pantograph.

Eidolon :: Eidolon (n.) An image or representation; a form; a phantom; an apparition.

Eleidin :: Eleidin (n.) Lifeless matter deposited in the form of minute granules within the protoplasm of living cells.

Eneid :: Eneid (n.) Same as Aeneid.

Epicleidium :: Epicleidium (n.) A projection, formed by a separate ossification, at the scapular end of the clavicle of many birds..

Hypocleida :: Hypocleida (pl. ) of Hypocleidiu.

Hypocleidium :: Hypocleidium (n.) A median process on the furculum, or merrythought, of many birds, where it is connected with the sternum..

Hypocleidiums :: Hypocleidiums (pl. ) of Hypocleidiu.

Kaleidophon :: Kaleidophon () Alt. of Kaleidophon.

Kaleidophone :: Kaleidophone () An instrument invented by Professor Wheatstone, consisting of a reflecting knob at the end of a vibrating rod or thin plate, for making visible, in the motion of a point of light reflected from the knob, the paths or curves corresponding with the musical notes produced by the vibrations..

Kaleidoscope :: Kaleidoscope (n.) An instrument invented by Sir David Brewster, which contains loose fragments of colored glass, etc., and reflecting surfaces so arranged that changes of position exhibit its contents in an endless variety of beautiful colors and symmetrical forms. It has been much employed in arts of design..

Kaleidoscopic :: Kaleidoscopic (a.) Alt. of Kaleidoscopica.

Kaleidoscopical :: Kaleidoscopical (a.) Of, pertaining to, or formed by, a kaleidoscope; variegated..

Monureid :: Monureid (n.) Any one of a series of complex nitrogenous substances regarded as derived from one molecule of urea; as, alloxan is a monureid..

Nereid :: Nereid (n.) A sea nymph, one of the daughters of Nereus, who were attendants upon Neptune, and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes with the human form entire, and sometimes with the tail of a fish..

Nereid :: Nereid (n.) Any species of Nereis. The word is sometimes used for similar annelids of other families.

Nereides :: Nereides (pl. ) of Nerei.

Nereidian :: Nereidian (n.) Any annelid resembling Nereis, or of the family Lycoridae or allied families..

Nereids :: Nereids (pl. ) of Nerei.

Oneidas :: Oneidas (n. pl.) A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the region near Oneida Lake in the State of New York, and forming part of the Five Nations. Remnants of the tribe now live in New York, Canada, and Wisconsin..

Opeidoscope :: Opeidoscope (n.) An instrument, consisting of a tube having one end open and the other end covered with a thin flexible membrance to the center of which is attached a small mirror. It is used for exhibiting upon a screen, by means of rays reflected from the mirror, the vibratory motions caused by sounds produced at the open end of the tube, as by speaking or singing into it..