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All the zooids of a hydroid colony collectively, including the nutritive and reproductive zooids, and often other kinds.

ition to stereoplasm, the solid or insoluble portion. The latter is supposed to be partly nutritive and partly composed of idioplasm.

A diminution in the normal amount of fibrin present in the blood.

Endearing; diminutive; as, the hypocoristic form of a name. The hypocoristic or pet form of William. Dr. Murray.

Pertaining to, or obtained from, the peanut, or earthnut (Arachis hypogæa). Hypogæic acid (Chem.), an acid in the oil of the earthnut, in which it exists as a glyceride, and from which it is extracted as a white, crystalline substance.

ing to, of the nature of, tending to; as affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.

ria Icelandica) found from the Arctic regions to the North Temperate zone. It furnishes a nutritious jelly and other forms of food, and is used in pulmonary complaints as a demulcent.

tion of hereditary transmission; -- distinguished from the other portion, which is termed nutritive plasma. See Hygroplasm.

Diminution; injury. [Obs.]

To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; to inclose; as, the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a pearl is included in a shell.

A foreign substance, either liquid or solid, usually of minute size, inclosed in the mass of a mineral.

That which is taken into the body as food; the ingesta; -- sometimes restricted to the nutritive, or digestible, portion of the food. See Food. Opposed to output. Income bond, a bond issued on the income of the corporation or company issuing it, and the interest of which is to be paid from the earnings of the company b…

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

y the hand for gymnastic exercise. -- Indian cordage, cordage made of the fibers of cocoanut husk. -- Indian corn (Bot.), a plant of the genus Zea (Z. Mays); the maize, a native of America. See Corn, and Maize. -- Indian cress (Bot.), nasturtium. See Nasturtium, 2. -- Indian cucumber (Bot.), a plant of the genus Me…

Incapable of being expresses in words; unspeakable; unutterable; indescribable; as, the ineffable joys of heaven. Contentment with our lot . . . will diffuse ineffable contenBeattie.

The quality or state of being ineffable or unutterable; unspeakableness.

t capable of expression or utterance in language; ineffable; unspeakable; indescribable; unutterable; as, inexpressible grief or pleasure. "Inexpressible grandeur." Blair. In orbs Of circuit inexpressible they stood. Milton.

In an inexpressible manner or degree; unspeakably; unutterably. Spectator.

One of the classes of Protozoa, including a large number of species, all of minute size.

A suffix formerly used to form diminutives; as, lording, farthing.