Part 3767

<h1>Endosmometric</h1> <Xpage=491>

<hw>En*dos`mo*met"ric</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to, or designed for, the measurement of endosmotic action.</def>

<h1>Endosmose, Endosmosis</h1> <Xpage=491>

<hw><hw>En"dos*mose`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>En`dos*mo"sis</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. <ets>endosmosis</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ within + <?/ a thrusting, impulsion, fr. <?/ to push: cf. F. <ets>endosmose</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The transmission of a fluid or gas from without inward in the phenomena, or by the process, of osmose.</def>

<h1>Endosmosmic</h1> <Xpage=491>

<hw>En`dos*mos"mic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Endosmotic.</def>

<h1>Endosmotic</h1> <Xpage=491>

<hw>En`dos*mot"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to endosmose; of the nature endosmose; osmotic.</def>

<i>Carpenter.</i>

<h1>Endosperm</h1> <Xpage=491>

<hw>En"do*sperm</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Endo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ seed.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The albumen of a seed; -- limited by recent writers to that formed within the embryo sac.</def>

<h1>Endospermic</h1> <Xpage=491>

<hw>En`do*sper"mic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Relating to, accompanied by, or containing, endosperm.</def>

<h1>Endospore</h1> <Xpage=491>

<hw>En"do*spore</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Endo-</ets> + <ets>spore</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The thin inner coat of certain spores.</def>

<h1>Endosporous</h1> <Xpage=491>

<hw>En`do*spor"ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the spores contained in a case; -- applied to fungi.</def>

<h1>Endoss</h1> <Xpage=491>

<hw>En*doss"</hw> <tt>(?; 115)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>endosser</ets>. See <er>Endorse</er>.]</ety> <def>To put upon the back or outside of anything; -- the older spelling of <i>endorse</i>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Endosteal</h1> <Xpage=491>

<hw>En*dos"te*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Relating to endostosis; <as>as, <ex>endosteal</ex> ossification</as>.</def>

<h1>Endosternite</h1> <Xpage=491>

<hw>En`do*ster"nite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Endo-</ets> + <ets>sternum</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The part of each apodeme derived from the intersternal membrane in Crustacea and insects.</def>

<h1>Endosteum</h1> <Xpage=491>

<hw>En*dos"te*um</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ + <?/ a bone.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The layer of vascular connective tissue lining the medullary cavities of bone.</def>

<h1>Endostoma</h1> <Xpage=491>

<hw>En*dos"to*ma</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ + <?/, <?/, the mouth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A plate which supports the labrum in certain Crustacea.</def>