Definition of vein

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Vein (n.) A streak or wave of different color, appearing in wood, and in marble and other stones; variegation..

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Nervation :: Nervation (n.) The arrangement of nerves and veins, especially those of leaves; neuration..
Stagnate :: Stagnate (v. t.) To cease to flow; to be motionless; as, blood stagnates in the veins of an animal; hence, to become impure or foul by want of motion; as, air stagnates in a close room..
Vaginervose :: Vaginervose (a.) Having the nerves, or veins, placed in apparent disorder..
Argentiferous :: Argentiferous (a.) Producing or containing silver; as, argentiferous lead ore or veins..
Rider :: Rider (n.) Rock material in a vein of ore, dividing it..
Artery :: Artery (n.) One of the vessels or tubes which carry either venous or arterial blood from the heart. They have tricker and more muscular walls than veins, and are connected with them by capillaries..
Mammary :: Mammary (a.) Of or pertaining to the mammae or breasts; as, the mammary arteries and veins..
Areolet :: Areolet (n.) A small inclosed area; esp. one of the small spaces on the wings of insects, circumscribed by the veins..
Barite :: Barite (n.) Native sulphate of barium, a mineral occurring in transparent, colorless, white to yellow crystals (generally tabular), also in granular form, and in compact massive forms resembling marble. It has a high specific gravity, and hence is often called heavy spar. It is a common mineral in metallic veins..
Venous :: Venous (a.) Contained in the veins, or having the same qualities as if contained in the veins, that is, having a dark bluish color and containing an insufficient amount of oxygen so as no longer to be fit for oxygenating the tissues; -- said of the blood, and opposed to arterial..
Rugose :: Rugose (a.) Wrinkled; full of wrinkles; specifically (Bot.), having the veinlets sunken and the spaces between them elevated, as the leaves of the sage and horehound..
Avenious :: Avenious (a.) Being without veins or nerves, as the leaves of certain plants..
Marble-edged :: Marble-edged (a.) Having the edge veined or spotted with different colors like marble, as a book..
Intralobular :: Intralobular (a.) Within lobules; as, the intralobular branches of the hepatic veins..
Bunch :: Bunch (n.) A small isolated mass of ore, as distinguished from a continuous vein..
Bleed :: Bleed (v. t.) To let blood from; to take or draw blood from, as by opening a vein..
Hushing :: Hushing (n.) The process of washing ore, or of uncovering mineral veins, by a heavy discharge of water from a reservoir; flushing; -- also called booming..
Emulgent :: Emulgent (n.) An emulgent vessel, as a renal artery or vein..
Cancellate :: Cancellate (v. t.) Consisting of a network of veins, without intermediate parenchyma, as the leaves of certain plants; latticelike..
Nerved :: Nerved (a.) Having nerves, or simple and parallel ribs or veins..
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