Cytoblast Cy"to·blast noun [ Greek ............ hollow vessel +
-blast .]
(Biol.) The nucleus of a cell; the germinal or active spot of a cellule, through or in which cell development takes place.
Cytoblastema Cy`to·blas·te"ma noun [ New Latin , from Greek ......... hollow vessel + ............ growth.]
(Biol.) See Protoplasm .
Cytococcus Cy`to·coc"cus noun ;
plural Cytococci (-s...). [ New Latin , from Greek ......... hollow vessel + ............ kernel.]
(Biol.) The nucleus of the cytula or parent cell. Hęckel.
Cytode Cy"tode noun [ Greek ............ hollow vessel, from ............. See
Cyst .]
(Biol.) A nonnucleated mass of protoplasm, the supposed simplest form of independent life differing from the amoeba , in which nuclei are present.
Cytogenesis Cy`to·gen"e·sis noun [ Greek ............ hollow vessel + English
genesis .]
(Biol.) Development of cells in animal and vegetable organisms. See Gemmation , Budding , Karyokinesis ; also Cell development , under Cell .
Cytogenic Cy`to·gen"ic adjective (Biol.) Of or pertaining to cytogenesis or cell development.
Cytogenous Cy·tog"e·nous adjective (Anat.) Producing cells; -- applied esp. to lymphatic, or adenoid, tissue.
Cytogeny Cy·tog"e·ny n . (Biol.) Cell production or development; cytogenesis.
Cytoid Cy"toid adjective [ Greek ............ hollow vessel +
-oid .]
(Physiol.) Cell-like; -- applied to the corpuscles of lymph, blood, chyle, etc.
Cytoplasm Cy"to·plasm noun [ Greek ............ hollow vessel + ............ a mold.]
(Biol.) The substance of the body of a cell, as distinguished from the karyoplasma , or substance of the nucleus. --
Cy`to*plas"mic (-pl...z"m...k)
adjective
Cytula Cyt"u·la noun [ New Latin , from Greek ............ a hollow vessel.]
(Biol.) The fertilized egg cell or parent cell, from the development of which the child or other organism is formed. Hęckel.
Czar Czar (zär)
noun [ Russian
tsare , from Latin
Caesar Cęsar; confer OPol.
czar , Pol.
car . ]
A king; a chief; the title of the emperor of Russia. [ Written also
tzar .]
Czarevna Cza·rev"na noun [ Russian
tsarevna .]
The title of the wife of the czarowitz.
Czarina Cza·ri"na noun [ Confer German
Zarin ,
Czarin , fem., Russian
tsaritsa .]
The title of the empress of Russia.
Czarinian Cza·rin"i·an adjective Of or pertaining to the czar or the czarina; czarish.
Czarish Czar"ish adjective Of or pertaining to the czar.
Czarowitz Czar"o·witz noun ;
plural Czarowitzes (- ...z). [ Russian
tsarévich' .]
The title of the eldest son of the czar of Russia.
Czech Czech noun 1. One of the Czechs. 2. The language of the Czechs (often called Bohemian), the harshest and richest of the Slavic languages.
Czechic Czech"ic adjective Of or pertaining to the Czechs. "One
Czechic realm."
The Nation.
Czechs Czechs noun plural ;
sing. Czech . [ Named after their chieftain,
Czech .]
(Ethnol.) The most westerly branch of the great Slavic family of nations, numbering now more than 6,000,000, and found principally in Bohemia and Moravia.
Cęca Cę"ca noun plural See Cęcum .
Cęcal Cę"cal adjective (Anat.) 1. Of or pertaining to the cęcum, or blind gut. 2. Having the form of a cęcum, or bag with one opening; baglike; as, the cęcal extremity of a duct.
Cęcias Cę"ci·as noun [ Latin
caecias , Greek ....]
A wind from the northeast. Milton.
Cęcilian Cę·cil"i·an noun [ Latin
caecus blind. So named from the supposed blindness of the species, the eyes being very minute.]
(Zoology) A limbless amphibian belonging to the order Cęcilię or Ophimorpha . See Ophiomorpha . [ Written also
cœcilian .]
Cęcum Cę"cum noun ;
plural Cęcums , Latin
Cęca . [ Latin
caecus blind, invisible, concealed.]
(Anat.) (a) A cavity open at one end, as the blind end of a canal or duct. (b) The blind part of the large intestine beyond the entrance of the small intestine; -- called also the blind gut . » The
cęcum is comparatively small in man, and ends in a slender portion, the
vermiform appendix ; but in herbivorous mammals it is often as large as the rest of the large intestine. In fishes there are often numerous intestinal cęca.
Cęlatura Cę`la·tu"ra noun [ Latin , from
caelare to engrave in relief.]
Art of producing metal decorative work other than statuary, as reliefs, intaglios, engraving, chasing, etc.
Cęnozoic Cę`no·zo"ic adjective (Geol.) See Cenozoic .
Cęsar Cę"sar noun [ Latin ]
A Roman emperor, as being the successor of Augustus Cęsar. Hence, a kaiser, or emperor of Germany, or any emperor or powerful ruler. See Kaiser , Kesar . Malborough anticipated the day when he would be servilely flattered and courted by Cęsar on one side and by Louis the Great on the other.
Macaulay.
Cęsarean, Cęsarian Cę·sa"re·an, Cę·sa"ri·an adjective [ Latin
Caesareus ,
Caesarianus .]
Of or pertaining to Cęsar or the Cęsars; imperial. Cęsarean section (Surg.) ,
the operation of taking a child from the womb by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus; -- so called because Julius Cęsar is reported to have been brought into the world by such an operation.
Cęsarism Cę"sar·ism noun [ Confer French
Césarisme .]
A system of government in which unrestricted power is exercised by a single person, to whom, as Cęsar or emperor, it has been committed by the popular will; imperialism; also, advocacy or support of such a system of government. » This word came into prominence in the time of Napoleon III., as an expression of the claims and political views of that emperor, and of the politicians of his court.
Cęsious Cę"si·ous adjective [ Latin
caesius bluish gray.]
(Nat. Hist.) Of the color of lavender; pale blue with a slight mixture of gray. Lindley.
Cęsium Cę"si·um noun [ New Latin , from Latin
caesius bluish gray.]
(Chemistry) A rare alkaline metal found in mineral water; -- so called from the two characteristic blue lines in its spectrum. It was the first element discovered by spectrum analysis, and is the most strongly basic and electro-positive substance known. Symbol Cs. Atomic weight 132.6.
Cęspitose Cęs"pi·tose` adjective Same as Cespitose .
Cęsura Cę·su"ra noun ;
plural English
Cęsuras Latin
Cęsurę [ Latin
caesura a cutting off, a division, stop, from
caedere ,
caesum , to cut off. See
Concise .]
A metrical break in a verse, occurring in the middle of a foot and commonly near the middle of the verse; a sense pause in the middle of a foot. Also, a long syllable on which the cęsural accent rests, or which is used as a foot. » In the following line the
cęsura is between
study and
of .
The prop
Cęsural Cę·su"ral adjective Of or pertaining to a cęsura. Cęsural pause ,
a pause made at a cęsura.
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