Emily Dickinson Lexicon

NEC-ROL'O-GY, n. [Gr. νεκρος, dead, and λογος, discourse.]

An account of the dead or of deaths; a register of deaths.

NEC'RO-MAN-CER, a. [See Necromancy.]

One who pretends to foretell future events by holding converse with departed spirits; a conjurer. Swift.

NEC'RO-MAN-CY, n. [Gr. νεκρος, dead, and μαντεια, divination.]

1. The art of revealing future events by means of a pretended communication with the dead. This imposture is prohibited. Deut. xviii.
2. Enchantment; conjuration. Abbot.

NEC-RO-MAN'TIC, a.

Pertaining to necromancy; performed by necromancy.

NEC-RO-MAN'TIC, n.

Trick; conjuration. Young.

NEC-RO-MAN'TIC-AL-LY, adv.

By necromancy or the black art; by conjuration. Gregory.

NEC'RO-NITE, n. [Gr. νεκρος, dead.]

Fetid feldspar, a mineral which, when struck or pounded, exhales a fetid odor like that of putrid flesh. Hayden.

NEC-ROPH'A-GOUS, a. [Gr. νεκρος and φαγω.]

Eating or feeding on the dead. Kirby.

NE-CROP'O-LIS, n. [Gr. νεκρος and πολις.]

A city of the dead.

NEC-RO-SCOP'IC, a. [Gr. νεκρος and σλοπεω.]

Relating to post-mortem examinations.

NE-CRO'SIS, a. [Gr. νεκρωσις.]

1. Among physicians, mortification; the dry gangrene.
2. Among surgeons, an inflammation of a bone terminating in its death.

NEC'TAR, n. [L. from the Greek.]

1. In fabulous history and poetry, the drink of the gods; hence,
2. Any very sweet and pleasant drink.

NEC-TA'RE-AN, or NEC-TA'RE-OUS, a.

Resembling nectar; very sweet and pleasant. The juice nectareous and the balmy dew. Pope.

NEC'TAR-ED, a.

Imbued with nectar; mingled with nectar; abounding with nectar. Milton.

NEC-TA'RE-OUS-LY, adv.

In a nectareous manner.

NEC-TA'RE-OUS-NESS, n.

The quality of being nectareous.

NEC-TA'RI-AL, a.

Pertaining to the nectary of a plant. Stamens inserted into the margin of a glandulous nectarial ring. As. Res.

NEC-TAR-IF'ER-OUS, a. [nectar and fero, to bear.]

Producing nectar or honey; as, a nectariferous glandule. Lee.

NEC'TAR-INE, a.

Sweet as nectar.

NEC'TAR-INE, n.

A fruit resembling the peach, but with a smooth rind. It is the Persica lævis of De Candolle.

NEC-TA'RI-UM, n.

That part of a flower which secretes a honey-like substance.

NEC'TAR-IZE, v.t.

To sweeten. Cockeram.

NEC'TAR-IZ-ED, pp.

Sweetened.

NEC-TAR-IZ'ING, ppr.

Sweetening.

NEC'TAR-OUS, a.

Sweet as nectar. Milton.