Part 3964

<h1>Euplastic</h1> <Xpage=515>

<hw>Eu*plas"tic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>eu-</ets> + <ets>-plastic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Having the capacity of becoming organizable in a high degree, as the matter forming the false membranes which sometimes result from acute inflammation in a healthy person.</def>

<i>Dunglison.</i>

<h1>Euplastic</h1> <Xpage=515>

<hw>Eu*plas"tic</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Organizable substance by which the tissues of an animal body are renewed.</def>

<h1>Euplectella</h1> <Xpage=515>

<hw>Eu`plec*tel"la</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ well plaited; <?/ well + <?/ plaited.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l)</fld> <def>A genus of elegant, glassy sponges, consisting of interwoven siliceous fibers, and growing in the form of a cornucopia; -- called also <altname>Venus's flower-basket</altname>.</def>

<h1>Euplexoptera</h1> <Xpage=515>

<hw>Eu`plex*op"te*ra</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. <?/. <?/ well + <?/ to plait + <?/ a wing.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of insects, including the earwig. The anterior wings are short, in the form of elytra, while the posterior wings fold up beneath them. See <er>Earwig</er>.</def>

<h1>Eupn\'91a</h1> <Xpage=515>

<hw>Eup*n\'91"a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. gr. <?/ easy breathing; <?/ well + <?/ to breathe.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Normal breathing where arterialization of the blood is normal, in distinction from <i>dyspn\'91a</i>, in which the blood is insufficiently arterialized.</def>

<i>Foster.</i>

<h1>Eupryion</h1> <Xpage=515>

<hw>Eu*pry"i*on</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ well + <?/ fire.]</ety> <def>A contrivance for obtaining a light instantaneous, as a lucifer match.</def>

<i>Brande & C.</i>

<h1>Eurasian</h1> <Xpage=515>

<hw>Eu*ra"sian</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Eur</ets>opean + <ets>Asian</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A child of a European parent on the one side and an Asiatic on the other.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>One born of European parents in Asia.</def>

<h1>Eurasian</h1> <Xpage=515>

<hw>Eu*ra"sian</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of European and Asiatic descent; of or pertaining to both Europe and Asia; <as>as, the great <ex>Eurasian</ex> plain</as>.</def>

<h1>Eurasiatio</h1> <Xpage=515>

<hw>Eu*ra`si*at"io</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Geog.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the continents of Europe and Asia combined.</def>

<h1>Eureka</h1> <Xpage=515>

<hw>Eu*re"ka</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <ety>[Gr. <?/ I have found, perfect indicative of <?/ to find.]</ety> <def>The exclamation attributed to Archimedes, who is said to have cried out "<i>Eureka</i>! <i>eureka</i>!" (I have found it! I have found it!), upon suddenly discovering a method of finding out how much the gold of King Hiero's crown had been alloyed. Hence, an expression of triumph concerning a discovery.</def>

<h1>Eurhipidurous</h1> <Xpage=515>

<hw>Eu*rhip`i*du"rous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ well + <?/ a fan + <?/ a tail.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having a fanlike tail; belonging to the <spn>Eurhipidur\'91</spn>, a division of Aves which includes all living birds.</def>

<h1>Euripize</h1> <Xpage=515>

<hw>Eu"ri*pize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Euripus</er>.]</ety> <def>To whirl hither and thither.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>