Part 5838

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Infuser</h1> <Xpage=762>

<hw>In*fus"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who, or that which, infuses.</def>

<h1>Infusibility</h1> <Xpage=762>

<hw>In*fu`si*bil"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Infuse</er>.]</ety> <def>Capability of being infused, pouredin, or instilled.</def>

<h1>Infusibility</h1> <Xpage=762>

<hw>In*fu`si*bil"i*ty</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>fusibility</ets>: cf. F. <ets>infusibilit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>Incapability or difficulty of being fused, melted, or dissolved; <as>as, the <ex>infusibility</ex> of carbon</as>.</def>

<h1>Infusible</h1> <Xpage=762>

<hw>In*fu"si*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Infuse</er>, <ets>v</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being infused.</def>

<blockquote>Doctrines being <b>infusible</b> into all. <i>Hammond.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Infusible</h1> <Xpage=762>

<hw>In*fu"si*ble</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>fusible</ets>: cf. F. <ets>infusible</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not fusible; incapble or difficalt of fusion, or of being dissolved or melted.</def>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<blockquote>The best crucibles are made of Limoges earth, which seems absolutely <b>infusible</b>. <i>Lavoisier (Trans. ).</i></blockquote>

<h1>Infusibleness</h1> <Xpage=762>

<hw>In*fu"si*ble*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Infusibility.</def>

<h1>Infusion</h1> <Xpage=762>

<hw>In*fu"sion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>infusio</ets> a pouring in: cf. F. <ets>infusion</ets>. See <er>Infuse</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of infusing, pouring in, or instilling; instillation; <as>as, the <ex>infusion</ex> of good principles into the mind; the <ex>infusion</ex> of ardor or zeal.</as></def>

<blockquote>Our language has received innumerable elegancies and improvements from that <b>infusion</b> of Hebraisms. <i>Addison.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>That which is infused; suggestion; inspiration.</def>

<blockquote>His folly and his wisdom are of his oun growth, not the echo or <b>infusion</b> of other men. <i>Swift.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>The act of plunging or dipping into a fluid; immersion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "Baptism by <i>infusion</i>."

<i>Jortin.</i>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Pharmacy)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The act or process of steeping or soaking any substance in water in order to extract its virtues.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The liquid extract obtained by this process.</def>

<blockquote>Sips meek <b>infusion</b> of a milder herb. <i>Cowper.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Infusionism</h1> <Xpage=762>

<hw>In*fu"sion*ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The doctrine that the soul is preexistent to the body, and is infused into it at conception or birth; -- opposed to <i>tradicianism</i> and <i>creationism</i>.</def>

<h1>Infusive</h1> <Xpage=762>