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A photographic picture taken upon paper prepared by the use of a sensitive salt of iron and developed by the application of chloride of gold. Abney.

Any operation for the removal of varices by incision. Dunglison.

See Creosote.

To saturate or impregnate with creosote, as timber, for the prevention of decay.

through Mexico. It has yellow flowers and very resinous foliage with a strong odor of creosote.

losophers. Opposed to exoteric. Enough if every age produce two or three critics of this esoteric class, with here and there a reader to understand them. De Quincey.

Esoteric.

In an esoteric manner.

Esoteric doctrine or principles.

Mysterious or hidden doctrines; secret science.

Mystery; esoterics; -- opposed to exotery. A. Tucker.

Having the nature of an isothere; indicating the distribution of temperature by means of an isothere; as, an isotheral chart or line.

A line connecting points on the earth's surface having the same mean summer temperature.

A line connecting or marking points on the earth's surface having the same temperature. This may be the temperature for a given time of observation, or the mean temperature for a year or other period. Also, a similar line based on the distribution of temperature in the ocean.

Relating to equality of temperature.

A line drawn through points of equal temperature in a vertical section of the ocean.

Of or pertaining to an isothermobath; possessing or indicating equal temperatures in a vertical section, as of the ocean.

A line connecting or marking points on the earth's surface, which have the same mean summer rainfall.

Having or indicating, equal tones, or tension. Isotonic system (Mus.), a system consisting of intervals, in which each concord is alike tempered, and in which there are twelve equal semitones.

Isotrimorphous.