Part 3667

<hw>El"e*mi</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>\'82lemi</ets>, It. <ets>elemi</ets>, Sp. <ets>elemi</ets>; of American or Oriental. origin.]</ety> <def>A fragrant gum resin obtained chiefly tropical trees of the genera <spn>Amyris</spn> and <spn>Canarium</spn>. <spn>A. elemifera</spn> yields Mexican elemi; <spn>C. commune</spn>, the Manila elemi. It is used in the manufacture of varnishes, also in ointments and plasters.</def>

<h1>Elemin</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw>El"e*min</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A transparent, colorless oil obtained from elemi resin by distillation with water; also, a crystallizable extract from the resin.</def>

<h1>Elench</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw>E*lench"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Elenchs</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>elenchus</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to convict, confute, prove: cf. OF. <ets>elenche</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>That part of an argument on which its conclusiveness depends; that which convinces of refutes an antagonist; a refutation.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A specious but fallacious argument; a sophism.</def>

<h1>Elenchical</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw>E*len"chic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to an elench.</def>

<h1>Elenchically</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw>E*len"chic*al*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>By means of an elench.</def>

<h1>Elenchize</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw>E*len"chize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To dispute.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>B. Jonson.</i>

<h1>Elenchtic, Elenchtical</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw><hw>E*lench"tic</hw>, <hw>E*lench"tic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Elenctic</er>.</def>

<h1>Elenchus</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw>E*len"chus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Elench</er>.</def>

<h1>Elenctic, Elenctical</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw><hw>E*lenc"tic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>E*lenc"tic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr.<?/.]</ety> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>Serving to refute; refutative; -- applied to indirect modes of proof, and opposed to <i>deictic</i>.</def>

<h1>Elenge</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw>El"enge</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. AS. <ets>ellende</ets> foreign, strange, G. <ets>elend</ets> miserable.]</ety> <def>Sorrowful; wretched; full of trouble.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Elengeness</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw>El"enge*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Loneliness; misery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Elephansy</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw>El"e*phan*sy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>elephantia</ets>.]</ety> <def>Elephantiasis.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Holland.</i>

<h1>Elephant</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw>El"e*phant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>elefaunt</ets>, <ets>olifant</ets>, OF. <ets>olifant</ets>, F. <ets>\'82l\'82phant</ets>, L. <ets>elephantus</ets>, <ets>elephas</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/, <?/; of unknown origin; perh. fr. Skr. <ets>ibha</ets>, with the Semitic article <ets>al</ets>, <ets>el</ets>, prefixed, or fr. Semitic <ets>Aleph hindi</ets> Indian bull; or cf. Goth. <ets>ulbandus</ets> camel, AS. <ets>olfend</ets>.]</ety>