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An account of deaths, or of the dead; a register of deaths; a collection of obituary notices.

One who practices necromancy; a sorcerer; a wizard.

nts by means of a pretended communication with the dead; the black art; hence, magic in general; conjuration; enchantment. See Black art. This palace standeth in the air, By necromancy placèd there. Drayton.

Conjuration. [R.] With all the necromantics of their art. Young.

Of or pertaining to necromancy; performed by necromancy. -- Nec`ro*man"tic*al*ly, adv.

Fetid feldspar, a mineral which, when struck, exhales a fetid odor.

Any species of a tribe (Necrophaga) of beetles which, in the larval state, feed on carrion; a burying beetle.

Of or pertaining to the Necrophaga; eating carrion. See Necrophagan.

An exaggerated fear of death or horror of dead bodies.

Any one of numerous species of beetles of the genus Necrophorus and allied genera; -- called also burying beetle, carrion beetle, sexton beetle.

A city of the dead; a name given by the ancients to their cemeteries, and sometimes applied to modern burial places; a graveyard.

A post-mortem examination or inspection; an autopsy. See Autopsy.

Or or relating to post-mortem examinations.

To affect with necrosis; to unergo necrosis. Quain.

Affected by necrosis; dead; as, a necrosed bone. Dunglison.

Mortification or gangrene of bone, or the death of a bone or portion of a bone in mass, as opposed to its death by molecular disintegration. See Caries.

Affected with necrosis; as, necrotic tissue; characterized by, or producing, necrosis; as, a necrotic process.

The dissection of dead bodies; also, excision of necrosed bone. --Nec`ro*tom"ic (#), a. --Nec*rot"o*mist (#), n.

A sweetish secretion of blossoms from which bees make honey.

Nectareous.