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An animated or passionate exclamation. The feelings by the ecphonesis are very various. Gibbs.

The lengthening of a syllable from short to long.

The dropping out or suppression from a word of a consonant, with or without a vowel.

A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place in the perichondrium and either surrounds or gradually replaces the cartilage.

Same as Electrogeny.

act or process of chemical decomposition, by the action of electricity; as, the electrolysis of silver or nickel for plating; the electrolysis of water.

A disease of the skin, in which it become enormously thickened, and is rough, hard, and fissured, like an elephant's hide.

Omission; a figure of syntax, by which one or more words, which are obviously understood, are omitted; as, the virtues I admire, for, the virtues which I admire.

A vomiting.

fication the speaker intends to impress specially upon his audience. The province of emphasis is so much more important than accent, that the customary seat of the latter is changed, when the claims of emphasis require it. E. Porter.

A real right, susceptible of assignment and of descent, charged on productive real estate, the right being coupled with the enjoyment of the property on condition of taking care of the estate and paying taxes, and sometimes a small rent. Heumann.

An eruption of pustules.

A general fire; a conflagration. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.

A figure of speech by which what is to be understood affirmatively is stated negatively, and the contrary; affirmation by contraries.

A ball and socket joint, or the kind of articulation represented by such a joint. See Articulation.

Endogeny.

The transmission of a fluid or gas from without inward in the phenomena, or by the process, of osmose.

A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place within the substance of the cartilage.

of developing a new coat of hair, a new set of feathers, scales, etc.; -- opposed to ecdysis.

A slight convex swelling of the shaft of a column.