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ness, art, science, or the like; nomenclature; technical terms; as, the terminology of chemistry. The barbarous effect produced by a German structure of sentence, and a terminology altogether new. De Quincey.

A combining form from Gr. qe`rmh heat, qermo`s hot, warm; as in thermochemistry, thermodynamic.

Of or pertaining to thermochemistry; obtained by, or employed in, thermochemistry.

Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty; as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain. "In a thick, misty day." Sir W. Scott.

A servant in livery, who rids with his master or mistress. Dickens.

exalted; also, alert. Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops. Shak. Above the tiptoe pinnacle of glory. Byron.

To change into another substance; to transmute; as, the alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.

the conversion of base metals into gold or silver, a process often attempted by the alchemists. See Alchemy, and Philosopher's stone, under Philosopher.

Examination by a test; experiment, as in chemistry, metallurgy, etc.

-- To trim up, to dress; to put in order. I found her trimming up the diadem On her dead mistress. Shak.

uilty of a misstep; to commit an offense against morality, propriety, or rule; to err; to mistake; to fail. "Till his tongue trip." Locke. A blind will thereupon comes to be led by a blind understanding; there is no remedy, but it must trip and stumble. South. Virgil is so exact in every word that none can be changed b…

sing forces; a temporary cessation of hostilities, for negotiation or other purpose; an armistice.

One who advocates extreme measures; an ultraist; an extremist; a radical. Brougham.

One who pushes a principle or measure to extremes; an extremist; a radical; an ultra.

To cause to be no longer deceived; to free from deception, fraud, fallacy, or mistake. South.

Committing no mistake; incapable or error or failure certain; sure; unfailing; as, the unerring wisdom of God. Hissing in air the unerring weapon flew. Dryden.

Having no paragon or equal; matchless; peerless. [R.] Your unparagoned mistress is dead. Shak.

one who believes in the perfectibility of human society; a visionary; an idealist; an optimist. Hooker.

An Utopian; an optimist.

Of or pertaining to Valsalva, an Italian anatomist of the 17th century. Valsalvian experiment (Med.), the process of inflating the middle ear by closing the mouth and nostrils, and blowing so as to puff out the cheeks.