Part 3642

<h1>El\'91olite</h1> <Xpage=475>

<hw>E*l\'91"o*lite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ olive oil, oil + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of hephelite, usually massive, of greasy luster, and gray to reddish color.</def>

<cs><col>El\'91olite syenite</col>, <cd>a kind of syenite characterized by the presence of el\'91olite.</cd></cs>

<h1>El\'91optene</h1> <Xpage=475>

<hw>E`l\'91*op"tene</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ olive oil, oil + <?/ winged, fleeting.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The more liquid or volatile portion of certain oily substance, as distinguished from <i>stearoptene</i>, the more solid parts.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>elaoptene</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Elaidate</h1> <Xpage=475>

<hw>E*la"i*date</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of elaidic acid.</def>

<h1>Elaidic</h1> <Xpage=475>

<hw>E`la*id"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>\'82la\'8bdique</ets>. See <er>Elaine</er>.]</ety> <def>Relating to oleic acid, or elaine.</def>

<cs><col>Elaidic acid</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a fatty acid isomeric with oleic acid, and obtained from it by the action of nitrous acid.</cd></cs>

<h1>Elaidin</h1> <Xpage=475>

<hw>E*la"i*din</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>\'82la\'8bdine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A solid isomeric modification of olein.</def>

<h1>Elaine, &or; Elain</h1> <Xpage=475>

<hw><hw>E*la"ine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, &or; <hw>E*la"in</hw><hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ olive oil, oil, from <?/ the olive tree: cf. F. <ets>\'82la\'8bne</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Olein</er>.</def>

<h1>Elaiodic</h1> <Xpage=475>

<hw>E`lai*od"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ olive oil, oil + <?/ form.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Derived from castor oil; ricinoleic; <as>as, <ex>elaiodic</ex> acid</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Elaiometer</h1> <Xpage=475>

<hw>E`lai*om"e*ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ olive oil, oil + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An apparatus for determining the amount of oil contained in any substance, or for ascertaining the degree of purity of oil.</def>

<h1>Elamite</h1> <Xpage=475>

<hw>E"lam*ite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A dweller in Flam (or Susiana), an ancient kingdom of Southwestern Asia, afterwards a province of Persia.</def>

<h1>Elamping</h1> <Xpage=475>

<hw>E*lamp"ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Lamp</er>.]</ety> <def>Shining.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>G. Fletcher.</i>

<h1></lan</h1> <Xpage=475>

<hw><?/`lan"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>b.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>\'82lancer</ets> to dart.]</ety> <def>Ardor inspired by passion or enthusiasm.</def>

<h1>Elance</h1> <Xpage=475>

<hw>E*lance"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Elanced</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Elancing</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>\'82lancer</ets>, OF. <ets>eslancier</ets>; pref. <ets>es-</ets> (L. <ets>ex</ets>) + F. <ets>lancer</ets> to dart, throw, fr. <ets>lance</ets>.]</ety> <def>To throw as a lance; to hurl; to dart.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>While thy unerring hand <b>elanced</b> . . . a dart. <i>Prior.</i></blockquote>