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, an old method of printing that (AS. æt, edhæt) the "y" taking the place of the old letter "Þ"). Cf. Ye, the.

an old method of printing that (AS. þæt, ðæt) the "y" taking the place of the old letter "thorn" (þ). Cf. Ye, the.

p. p. of Throw. Chaucer.

Pertaining to, or derived from, ytterbium; containing ytterbium.

A rare element of the boron group, sometimes associated with yttrium or other related elements, as in euxenite and gadolinite. Symbol Yb; provisional atomic weight 173.2. Cf. Yttrium.

The oxide, Y2O3, or earth, of yttrium.

Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, yttrium.

Bearing or containing yttrium or the allied elements; as, gadolinite is one of the yttriferous minerals.

Same as Yttric.

A rare metallic element of the boron-aluminium group, found in gadolinite and other rare minerals, and extracted as a dark gray powder. Symbol Y. Atomic weight, 89. [Written also ittrium.]

of a violet-blue color, inclining to gray and white. It is a hydrous fluoride of cerium, yttrium, and calcium.

A tantalate of uranium, yttrium, and calcium, of a brown or black color.

One who attends; an assistant. "With such chiefs, and with James and John as acolytes." Motley.

Same as Acolyte.

An acolyte. [Obs.]

utral fats into glycerin and free fatty acids, esp. by the action of an enzyme; as, adipolytic action.

The innermost sanctuary or shrine in ancient temples, whence oracles were given. Hence: A private chamber; a sanctum.

growing entirely in the air, and receiving its nourishment from it; an air plant or epiphyte.

The Scythian lamb, a kind of woolly-skinned rootstock. See Barometz.

One of a genus of fishes; the sand eel.