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A burden; an obligation. Onus probandi ( Etym: [L.], obligation to furnish evidence to prove a thing; the burden of proof.

The condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it. Foster.

for a loan, or for a charter or other privilege granted to a company; as the bank paid a bonus for its charter. Bouvier.

The condition of increased irritability of a nerve in the region of the cathode or negative electrode, on the passage of a current of electricity through it.

Having a clear sound. [Obs.] Ash.

A series of muscular contractions due to sudden stretching of the muscle, -- a sign of certain neuropathies.

A cone.

Cognizable; liable to be tried or judged. [Obs.] Bp. Barlow.

See Cognizant.

See Cognizor.

erve, when a constant current of electricity passes through any part of it. See Anelectrotonus, and Catelectrotonus.

Same as Electrotonus.

A wild ass found in Thibet; the kiang. Darwin.

The American badger.

Neglect of using; failure to use. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

A not using; failure to use. An office may be forfeited by misuser or nonuser. Blackstone.

A motile condition in plants resulting from exposure to light. -- Pho`to*ton"ic, a.

A species of tetanus, in which the body is curved laterally. Quain. Dunglison.

A collective fleshy fruit, in which the ovaries are hidden within a hollow receptacle, as in the fig.

A condition of tonicity with respect to temperature.