Dictionary: CHYM'IC, or CHYM'IST – CIC-IS'BE-ISM

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CHYM'IC, or CHYM'IST, n. [or CHYM'IS-TRY.]

See CHIMICAL, CHIMIST, CHIMISTRY.

CHYM-I-FI-CA'TION, n.

The process of becoming, or of forming chyme.

CHYM'I-FI-ED, pp.

Formed into chyme. – Good.

CHYM'I-FY, v.t.

To form into chyme.

CHYM'OUS, a.

Pertaining to chyme.

CI-BA'RI-OUS, a. [L. cibarius, from cibus, food.]

Pertaining to food; useful for food; edible. – Johnson.

CIB'OL, n. [Fr. ciboule; L. cepula.]

A sort of small onion.

CI-BO'RI-UM, n.1 [L.]

  1. In architecture, an insulated building, composed of an arched vault on four columns.
  2. The coffer or case containing the host in Romish ceremonies.
  3. The tomb of a martyr, when sculptured and used as an altar.
  4. Any insulated tabernacle.

CI-BO'RI-UM, n.2

A large drinking cup; the Egyptian bean.

CI-CA'DA, n. [L. See Cigar.]

The frog-hopper, or flea locust; a genus of insects of many species.

CIC'A-TRIC-LE, n. [L. cicatricula, from cicatrix.]

The germinating or fetal point in the embryo of a seed or the yelk of an egg; as, germinating cicatricle. – Burton.

CIC'A-TRI-SIVE, a.

Tending to promote the formation of a cicatrix.

CIC-A'TRIX, or CIC'A-TRICE, n. [L. cicatrix; Fr. cicatrice.]

A scar; a little seam or elevation of flesh remaining after a wound or ulcer is healed. – Encyc.

CIC'A-TRI-ZANT, n. [from cicatrize.]

A medicine or application that promotes the formation of a cicatrix, such as Armenian bole, powder of tutty, &c. It is called also an escharotic, epulotic, incarnative, agglutinant, &c. – Encyc.

CI-CA-TRI-ZA'TION, n.

The process of healing or forming a cicatrix; or the state of being healed, cicatrized or skinned over.

CIC'A-TRIZE, v.i.

To heal or be healed; to skin over; as, wounded flesh cicatrizes.

CIC'A-TRIZE, v.t.

To heal or induce the formation of a cicatrix, in wounded or ulcerated flesh; or to apply medicines for that purpose.

CIC-A-TRIZ'ED, pp.

Healed, as wounded flesh; having a cicatrix formed.

CIC-A-TRIZ'ING, ppr.

Healing; skinning over; forming a cicatrix.

CIC'E-LY, n.

A plant, a species of Chærophyllum. The sweet cicely of Europe is Myrrhis odorata; the sweet cicely of New England is Osmorrhiza longistylis.

CIC-E-RO'NE, n. [from Cicero.]

A guide; one who explains curiosities. – Addison.

CIC-E-RO'NI-AN, a. [from Cicero, the Roman orator.]

Resembling Cicero, either in style or action; in style, diffuse and flowing; in manner, vehement.

CIC-E-RO'NI-AN-ISM, n.

Imitation or resemblance of the style or action of Cicero.

CI-CHO-RA'CEOUS, a. [from L. cichorium, succory or wild endive.]

Having the qualities of succory. – Floyer.

CIC-IS'BE-ISM, n.

The practice of dangling about females.