Sarcodic Sar·cod"ic adjective (Biol.) Of or pertaining to sarcode.
Sarcoid Sar"coid adjective [ Greek .... See
Sarcode .]
(Biol.) Resembling flesh, or muscle; composed of sarcode.
Sarcolactic Sar`co·lac"tic adjective [
Sarco- +
lactic .]
(Physiol. Chem.) Relating to muscle and milk; as, sarcolactic acid . See Lactic acid , under Lactic .
Sarcolemma Sar`co·lem"ma noun [ New Latin , from Greek
sa`rx ,
sa`rkos , flesh + ... rind, skin.]
(Anat.) The very thin transparent and apparently homogeneous sheath which incloses a striated muscular fiber; the myolemma.
Sarcoline Sar"co·line adjective [ Greek
sa`rx ,
sa`rkos , flesh.]
(Min.) Flesh-colored.
Sarcologic, Sarcological Sar`co·log"ic, Sar`co·log"ic·al adjective Of or pertaining to sarcology.
Sarcology Sar·col"o·gy noun [
Sarco- +
-logy : confer French
sarcologie .]
That part of anatomy which treats of the soft parts. It includes myology, angiology, neurology, and splanchnology.
Sarcoma Sar·co"ma noun ;
plural Latin
Sarcomata (# or #), English
sarcomas . [ New Latin , from Greek ..., from
sa`rx ,
sa`rkos , flesh.]
(Medicine) A tumor of fleshy consistence; -- formerly applied to many varieties of tumor, now restricted to a variety of malignant growth made up of cells resembling those of fetal development without any proper intercellular substance.
Sarcomatous Sar·com"a·tous adjective (Medicine) Of or pertaining to sarcoma; resembling sarcoma.
Sarcophaga Sar·coph"a·ga noun plural [ New Latin , neut. plural See
Sarcophagus .]
(Zoology) A suborder of carnivorous and insectivorous marsupials including the dasyures and the opossums.
Sarcophaga Sar·coph"a·ga noun [ New Latin , fem. sing. See
Sarcophagus .]
(Zoology) A genus of Diptera, including the flesh flies.
Sarcophagan Sar·coph"a·gan noun 1. (Zoology) Any animal which eats flesh, especially any carnivorous marsupial. 2. (Zoology) Any fly of the genus Sarcophaga.
Sarcophagous Sar·coph"a·gous adjective (Zoology) Feeding on flesh; flesh-eating; carnivorous.
Sarcophagus Sar·coph"a·gus noun ;
plural Latin
Sarcophagi , English
Sarcophaguses . [ Latin , from Greek
sarkofa`gos , properly, eating flesh;
sa`rx ,
sa`rkos , flesh +
fagei^n to eat. Confer
Sarcasm .]
1. A species of limestone used among the Greeks for making coffins, which was so called because it consumed within a few weeks the flesh of bodies deposited in it. It is otherwise called lapis Assius , or Assian stone , and is said to have been found at Assos, a city of Lycia. Holland. 2. A coffin or chest-shaped tomb of the kind of stone described above; hence, any stone coffin. 3. A stone shaped like a sarcophagus and placed by a grave as a memorial.
Sarcophagy Sar·coph"a·gy noun [ Greek
sarkofagi`a . See
Sarcophagus .]
The practice of eating flesh.
Sarcophile Sar"co·phile noun [
Sacro- + Greek ... a lover.]
(Zoology) A flesh-eating animal, especially any one of the carnivorous marsupials.
Sarcoptes Sar·cop"tes noun [ New Latin , from Greek
sa`rx ,
sa`rkos , flesh +
ko`ptein to cut.]
(Zoology) A genus of parasitic mites including the itch mites.
Sarcoptid Sar·cop"tid noun (Zoology) Any species of the genus Sarcoptes and related genera of mites, comprising the itch mites and mange mites. --
adjective Of or pertaining to the itch mites.
Sarcorhamphi Sar`co·rham"phi noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek
sa`rx ,
sa`rkos , flesh + ... beak.]
(Zoology) A division of raptorial birds comprising the vultures.
Sarcoseptum Sar`co·sep"tum noun ;
plural Sarcosepta . [
Sarco- +
septum .]
(Zoology) One of the mesenteries of an anthozoan.
Sarcosin Sar"co·sin noun (Physiol. Chem.) A crystalline nitrogenous substance, formed in the decomposition of creatin (one of the constituents of muscle tissue). Chemically, it is methyl glycocoll.
Sarcosis Sar·co"sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ..., from
sa`rx ,
sa`rkos , flesh.]
(Medicine) (a) Abnormal formation of flesh. (b) Sarcoma.
Sarcotic Sar·cot"ic adjective [ Greek ...: confer French
sarcotique .]
(Medicine) Producing or promoting the growth of flesh. [ R.] --
noun A sarcotic medicine. [ R.]
Sarcous Sar"cous adjective [ Greek
sa`rx ,
sa`rkos , flesh.]
(Anat.) Fleshy; -- applied to the minute structural elements, called sarcous elements , or sarcous disks , of which striated muscular fiber is composed.
Sarculation Sar`cu·la"tion noun [ Latin
sarculatio . See
Sarcle .]
A weeding, as with a hoe or a rake.
Sard Sard noun [ Latin
sarda , Greek ..., or ... (sc. ...), i.e., Sardian stone, from ... Sardian, ... Sardes, the capital of Lydia: confer French
sarde . Confer
Sardius .]
(Min.) A variety of carnelian, of a rich reddish yellow or brownish red color. See the Note under Chalcedony .
Sardachate Sar"da·chate noun [ Latin
sardachates : confer French
sardachate . See
Sard , and
Agate .]
(Min.) A variety of agate containing sard.
Sardan, Sardel Sar"dan, Sar"del noun [ Italian
sardella . See
Sardine a fish.]
(Zoology) A sardine. [ Obsolete]
Sardel Sar"del noun A precious stone. See Sardius .
Sardine Sar"dine noun [ French
sardine (cf. Spanish
sardina ,
sarda , Italian
sardina ,
sardella ), Latin
sardina ,
sarda ; confer Greek ..., ...; so called from the island of
Sardinia , Greek ....]
(Zoology) Any one of several small species of herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil for food, especially the pilchard, or European sardine ( Clupea pilchardus ). The California sardine ( Clupea sagax ) is similar. The American sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the common herring and of the menhaden.
Sardine Sar"dine noun See Sardius .
Sardinian Sar·din"i·an adjective [ Latin
Sardinianus .]
Of or pertaining to the island, kingdom, or people of Sardinia. --
noun A native or inhabitant of Sardinia.
Sardius Sar"di·us noun [ Latin
sardius ,
lapis sardinus , Greek ..., ..., .... See
Sard .]
A precious stone, probably a carnelian, one of which was set in Aaron's breastplate. Ex. xxviii. 17.
Sardoin Sar"doin noun [ Confer French
sardoine .]
(Min.) Sard; carnelian.
Sardonian Sar·do"ni·an adjective [ Confer French
sardonien .]
Sardonic. [ Obsolete] "With
Sardonian smile."
Spenser.
Sardonic Sar·don"ic adjective [ French
sardonique , Latin
sardonius , Greek ..., ..., perhaps from ... to grin like a dog, or from a certain plant of
Sardinia , Greek ..., which was said to screw up the face of the eater.]
Forced; unnatural; insincere; hence, derisive, mocking, malignant, or bitterly sarcastic; -- applied only to a laugh, smile, or some facial semblance of gayety. Where strained, sardonic smiles are glozing still,
And grief is forced to laugh against her will.
Sir H. Wotton. The scornful, ferocious, sardonic grin of a bloody ruffian.
Burke. Sardonic grin or
laugh ,
an old medical term for a spasmodic affection of the muscles of the face, giving it an appearance of laughter.
Sardonic Sar·don"ic adjective Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a kind of linen made at Colchis.
Sardonyx Sar"do·nyx noun [ Latin , from Greek .... See
Sard , and
Onyx .]
(Min.) A variety of onyx consisting of sard and white chalcedony in alternate layers.
Saree Sa"ree noun [ Hind. ....]
The principal garment of a Hindoo woman. It consists of a long piece of cloth, which is wrapped round the middle of the body, a portion being arranged to hang down in front, and the remainder passed across the bosom over the left shoulder.
Sargasso Sar·gas"so noun [ Spanish
sargazo seaweed.]
(Botany) The gulf weed. See under Gulf . Sargasso Sea ,
a large tract of the North Atlantic Ocean where sargasso in great abundance floats on the surface.
Sargassum Sar·gas"sum noun [ New Latin ]
A genus of algæ including the gulf weed.
Sargo Sar"go noun [ Spanish
sargo , Latin
sargus a kind of fish.]
(Zoology) Any one of several species of sparoid fishes belonging to Sargus , Pomadasys , and related genera; -- called also sar , and saragu .
Sari Sa"ri noun Same as Saree .
Sarigue Sa·rigue" noun [ French, from Braz.
çarigueia ,
çarigueira .]
(Zoology) A small South American opossum ( Didelphys opossum ), having four white spots on the face.
Sark Sark noun [ Anglo-Saxon
serce ,
syrce , a shirt; akin to Icelandic
serkr , Swedish
särk .]
A shirt. [ Scot.]
Sark Sark transitive verb (Carp.) To cover with sarking, or thin boards.
Sarkin Sar"kin noun [ Greek
sa`rx ,
sa`rkos , flesh.]
(Physiol. Chem.) Same as Hypoxanthin .
Sarking Sark"ing noun [ From
Sark shirt.]
(Carp.) Thin boards for sheathing, as above the rafters, and under the shingles or slates, and for similar purposes.
Sarlac, Sarlyk Sar"lac, Sar"lyk noun [ Mongolian
sarlyk .]
(Zoology) The yak.
Sarmatian, Sarmatic Sar·ma"tian, Sar·mat"ic adjective [ Latin
Sarmaticus .]
Of or pertaining to Sarmatia, or its inhabitants, the ancestors of the Russians and the Poles.
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