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pertaining to the sun's center, or appearing to be seen from it; having, or relating to, the sun as a center; -- opposed to geocentrical. Heliocentric parallax. See under Parallax. -- Heliocentric place, latitude, longitude, etc. (of a heavenly body), the direction, latitude, longitude, etc., of the body as viewed fro…

Growing into herbs.

Same as Centaur.

Having the same center.

Emitting sparks of fire when struck with steel; scintillating; as, ignescent stones.

Without a placenta, as marsupials and monotremes. -- n.

primary division of the Mammalia, including the monotremes and marsupials, in which no placenta is formed.

Not acquiescent or acquiescing.

Growing warm; increasing in heat.

White, glowing, or luminous, with intense heat; as, incandescent carbon or platinum; hence, clear; shining; brilliant. Holy Scripture become resplendent; or, as one might say, incandescent throughout. I. Taylor. Incandescent lamp or light (Elec.), a kind of lamp in which the light is produced by a thin filament of cond…

Becoming hoary or gray; canescent.

The center of the circle inscribed in a triangle.

Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulative. Competency is the most incentive to industry. Dr. H. More.

Incitingly; encouragingly.

Increasing; growing; augmenting; swelling; enlarging. Between the incresent and decrescent moon. Tennyson.

Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language. Cowper.

In an indecent manner.

Remaining closed at maturity, or not opening along regular lines, as the acorn, or a cocoanut.

Not effervescing, or not susceptible of effervescence; quiescent.

Not harmful; free from that which can injure; innoxious; innocuous; harmless; as, an innocent medicine or remedy. The spear Sung innocent,and spent its force in air. Pope.