| stalagmometer | An instrument for determining exactly the number of drops in a given quantity of liquid; used as a measure of the surface tension of a fluid (the lower the tension, the smaller the drops and, consequently, the more numerous in a given quantity of the fluid). Synonym: stactometer. Origin: G. Stalagma, a drop, + metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
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| stalder | A wooden frame to set casks on. Origin: From the root of stall. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stalk | A stem. Usually refers to the pituitary stalk that connects the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus. (16 Dec 1997) |
| stalk of epiglottis | The lower end or pedicle of the cartilage of the epiglottis, attached to the superior notch of the thyroid cartilage. Synonym: petiolus epiglottidis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stalk-eyed | <zoology> Having the eyes raised on a stalk, or peduncle; opposed to sessile-eyed. Said especially of podophthalmous crustaceans. Stalked-eyed crustaceans. <zoology> See Podophthalmia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stalked | Having a stalk or stem; borne upon a stem. <anatomy> Stalked barnacle, any crinoid having a jointed stem. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stalked hydatid | A small fluid-filled cyst attached by a slender stalk to the fimbriated end of the uterine tube; a vestigial remnant of the embryonic mesonephric duct. Synonym: appendix vesiculosa, Morgagni's hydatid, morgagnian cyst, stalked hydatid, vesicular appendage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stalker | 1. One who stalks. 2. A kind of fishing net. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stall | 1. To put into a stall or stable; to keep in a stall or stalls; as, to stall an ox. "Where King Latinus then his oxen stalled." "Dryden." 2. To fatten; as, to stall cattle. 3. To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install. 4. To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix; as, to stall a cart. "His horses had been stalled in the snow." (E. E. Hale) 5. To forestall; to anticipitate. Having "This not to be stall'd by my report." (Massinger) 6. To keep close; to keep secret. "Stall this in your bosom." (Shak) Origin: Cf. Sw. Stalla, Dan. Stalde. 1. A stand; a station; a fixed spot; hence, the stand or place where a horse or an ox kept and fed; the division of a stable, or the compartment, for one horse, ox, or other animal. "In an oxes stall." 2. A stable; a place for cattle. "At last he found a stall where oxen stood." (Dryden) 3. A small apartment or shed in which merchandise is exposed for sale; as, a butcher's stall; a bookstall. 4. A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale. "How peddlers' stalls with glittering toys are laid." (Gay) 5. A seat in the choir of a church, for one of the officiating clergy. It is inclosed, either wholly or partially, at the back and sides. The stalls are frequently very rich, with canopies and elaborate carving. "The dignifird clergy, out of humanility, have called their thrones by the names of stalls." (Bp. Warburton) "Loud the monks in their stalls." (Longfellow) 6. In the theater, a seat with arms or otherwise partly inclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc. 7. <chemical> The space left by excavation between pillars. See Post and stall, under Post. Stall reader, one who reads books at a stall where they are exposed for sale. "Cries the stall reader, "Bless us! what a word on" "A titlepage is this!"" Origin: OE. Stal, AS. Steall, stall, a place, seat, or station, a stable; akin to D. & OHG. Stal, G. & Sw. Stall, stallr, Dan. Stald, originally, a standing place; akin to G. Selle a place, stellen to place, Gr. To set, place, send, and E. Stand. 163. See Stand, and cf. Apostle, Epistle, Forestall, Install, Stale, &, 1st Stalk, Stallion, Still. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stallion | A male horse not castrated; a male horse kept for breeding. Origin: OE. Stalon, OF. Estalon, F. Etalon, fr. OHG. Stal a stable. See Stall. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stallon | A slip from a plant; a scion; a cutting. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| staltic | Synonym: styptic. Origin: G. Staltikos, contractile (05 Mar 2000) |
| stamen | One of the male organs of a flower, consisting typically of a stalk (filament) and a pollen-bearing portion (anther). (09 Oct 1997) |
| stamina | 1. The fixed, firm part of a body, which supports it or gives it strength and solidity; as, the bones are the stamina of animal bodies; the ligneous parts of trees are the stamina which constitute their strength. 2. Whatever constitutes the principal strength or support of anything; power of endurance; backbone; vigor; as, the stamina of a constitution or of life; the stamina of a State. "He succeeded to great captains who had sapped the whole stamina and resistance of the contest." (De Quincey) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| staminate | Producing or consisting of stamens, flowers with stamens but not pistils. (09 Oct 1997) |