Eustathian 
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euxenite 
the cryohydrates. F. Guthrie, Nature, XXXIII. 21. 
II. H. A eutectic substance or mixture, as 
an alloy. 
rofov, a bow (see toxic), + a/iapiaiceiv (^ *ap), join, 
fit, equip.] A genus of Ti'ochilida; of large size 
[< Or. 
:<HJ, a stretching, tension, < rarer, 
verbal adj. otrcivecv, stretch, extend : see tenrfl.] 
In jiliyxirn, ]iertaiuing to direct or longitudinal 
stress. Hinil.-iiii , lioyal Society, June 21, 1865. 
Euterpe (ii-ter'pe), n. [L., < Gr. Kirreprnj, one eutomous (u'to-mus), a. f< dr. erroftof, well- 
(il the Muses, lit. the well-pleasing, < ct', well, divided (of a city), lit. well-<'ut, < <r, well. + 
+ Tf'/iTTMv, please, delight.] 1. In clasxic myth., romif, verbal adj. of rf/ivtiv, ra/iiiv, cut.] In niin- 
one of the Muses, a divinity of joy and plea- eral., having distinct cleavages; cleaving read- 
sure, inventress of the double flute, favoring ily. 
rather the wild and simple melodies of primi- Eutoxeres (u-tok-se'rez), n. [NL., < Gr. ev, 
live peoples than the more finished art of mu- well, + Tot-//p>if, furnished with a bow, bowed, < 
sic, and associated more with Bacchus than with 
Apollo ; the patroness of flute-players, she Is 
usually represented as a virgin crowned with flowers, hav- 
ing a flute in her hand, or with various musical instru- 
ments about her. 
2. [NL.] A genus of palms, having slender cy- 
lindrical stems, sometimes nearly 100 feet in 
height, crowned by a tuft of pinnate leaves, with 
the leaflets narrow, regular, and close together. 
The bases of the leaf-stalks are dilated, and form cylindri- 
cal sheaths round a considerable portion of the upper part 
of the stem. The fruit is a small drupe. There are 7 or 
8 species, natives of South America and the West Indies. 
E. oleraera and K. edulin are cabbage-palms, the growing 
bud of which is eaten. The fruit of the first furnishes an 
oil, and the wood is used for floors. The latter is the 
assal-palm of Brazil, which has a fruit resembling a sloe 
In size and color, from which a beverage called assal-i is 
made. Mixed with cassava flour, assai-i forms an impor- 
tant article of diet. 
3. [NL.] In zool. : (a) A genus of butterflies. 
Also called Archonias. Swainson, 1831. (b) A 
e\!K mease, .(icsect of the fourth century A. D., salt fused per se acts as a solvent to another salt forming euthytatk (ii-thi-tat 'ik), . 
probably so culled from Kustathius, Bishop of 2**L5ftiS3 i ' Bll " U< S S^S^rSSS^iSW^ straight, + rd, 
Sebaste in Pont us. 
Kor the churches of the reformation, I am certain they 
acquit . . . the Kliilathiam for denying Invocation ..! 
saint-. ./-,-. Ttiiilor, Works (cd. l.Si..), II. :I17. 
Eustomata (u-st<Vmi|-tii), . /)/. [NL., neut. pi. 
of ciisliniitiliis : see i iisiniiiiiliiiis.] 1. A siiiier- 
family of Infusoria, ha vin; a definite oral aper- 
ture,, whence the name. i-i compara- 
tively firm, and the body, as a rule, Is less plastic than 
is usual in infusorlaiis. There are not more than two 
flagella. There arc several 1am Hies ami ml met oils 
2. In Saville Kent's system, one of four classes 
of Protozoa, consisting of most of the liifmairin. 
as ( 'ilinlit. I 'ilii>ftii<ii-llln, and some other forms. 
eustomatOUS (u-stom'a-tus), a. [< NL. eusto- 
niiiliin, < Gr. as if 'evaro/taTnf, equiv. to i laro/tof, 
having a good mouth, < n', well, + OTOHO (trro- 
/MT-), mouth.] Having a well-formed mouth 
or definite oral aperture ; specifically, having 
the characters of the Eimtoniatii. 
Eustrongylus (u-stron'ji-lus), . [NL., < Gr. 
ev, well, 4- NL. 'Strongyluii, q. y.] A genus of 
nematoid worms, of tne family Strongylitla : 
same as Stronyylus proper. E. ijir/ru is a large para- 
sitic nematoid worm, found in the kidneys and elsewhere 
in various animals, rarely in man. The female may at- 
tain a length of a meter and a thickness of a centimeter, 
or a little more ; usually the dimensions are much less. 
The male is only one third the length of the female. Die- 
.-/...7, 1861. 
eustyle (u'stil), a. [< Gr. fuort'/loc, with goodly 
columns, 
, with columns at the proper intervals, jenus of crustaceans. Claus, 1862 
+ orvAof, a column, pillarT see style*.] Euterpean (u-ter pe-an), a. [< Luterpe + 
** t L>n-H+n*iiins t\vt *iilornnT Tf\ H liromin ItttTlAA 
An easy, tranquil death ; death of an easy, pain- 
v, well, -I-OT^OC, a column, pillar: see style*.] iUterpean(u-ier pe-an;,a. L s nnierpe -r -.] 
Having the columns at the proper intervals; Pertaining or relating to Euterpe ; hence, per- 
specittcallv, in arch., noting an intereolumnia- taming to music. 
tion of two and a quarter diameters. euthanasia (u-tha-na'gi-a) [NL., < Gr. n- 
eusynchite (u-sing'kit), . [< Gr. rf>, well, + Havana, an easy, happ^ death < jW^rof. dying 
a,^commingle g (<,^, together, + *fov,*riv, easUy or happily, ^ well,+ ^-^death.1 
pour), + -ite".] A native vanadate of lead and 
zinc, occurring in nodular or stalactitic forms 
of a yellowish-red color. 
Eutaenla (u-te'ni-ji), . [NL., < Gr. ev, well, 
-t- raivia, a band : see Tcenia.] In zool. : (a) A 
large genus of common, harmless colubriform 
serpents ; the garter-snakes, so called from their 
characteristic striped coloration. There are about 
20 species in North America, of which the best-known are 
K. *irtali* and E. saurila, the common striped and the 
swift or ribbon garter-snake. (/>) A genus of ceram- 
bycid beetles : synonymous with Rhaphidopsis. 
Thomson, 1857. (c) A genus of arctiid moths, 
having as type E. scapulosa from the Transvaal. 
ll'iilli'iiiircn, 1876. 
eutaxiological (u-tak"si-o-loj'i-kal), a. [< ett- 
Siclcle-billed Humming-bird (Hmfjrrrrt 
and rather plain coloration, wedge-tailed, and 
with falcate bill bent into nearly a third of a 
circle; the sickle-billed or bow-billed humming- 
birds. There are three species, of Central 
America, Colombia, and Ecuador. 
less kind. eutrophic (u-trof'ik), a. and n. [< eutrophu + 
A recovery In my case and at my age Is impossible ; the -ie.] I. a. Pertaining to or promoting healthy 
kindest wish of my friends Is etithanana. _ _ nutrition. 
.li->iiiil:,f<,t. To Pope. 
Though we conceive that, from causes which we have 
already investigated, our poetry must necessarily have 
II. n. A medical agent employed to improve 
the nutrition. 
; we think that, unless fts fate had been acceler- eutrophy (u'tro-fi), H. [< Gr. rvrptxjila, good nur- 
ated by external attacks, it might have enjoyed an TO- ture, thriving condition, < ttTpo^of, nourishing, 
lhanaria. Hacaulay, Dryden. we n. nO urished, thriving, < ev, well, + rpdfieiv, 
nourish.] In jihi/siol., healthy nutrition, 
eutropic (u-trop ; ik), n. [< Gr. t IT/XKTOC^ easily 
turning (used in sense of 'versatile'), < FV, well, 
+ rptirctv, turn: see tropic.] In hot., revolving 
with the sun ; dextrorse, as that word is often 
used. Gray. 
lian (u-tik'i-an), a. and . [< Eutyches 
+ -Itni. Thepropername Eutydies,<Gr. Btrtir^f. 
means 'having good fortune, fortunate, lucky,' 
Inward euthanasia, freedom from distress, fear, and 
agitation of mind in one's last hours. Outward eutha- 
nasia, freedom from bodily pain in death, 
euthanasy (u-than'a-si or u'tha-na-zi), n. [< 
euthanasia.] Same'as euthanasia. 
liarc I, profane, so irreligious be, 
To greet or grieve her soft cuthanaty ! 
o \i s f si--* .- B. Jonenn, Underwoods, cil. Eutychian (u-tik'l-an), a. and . 
te*olOH + *>-at-] Pertaining to eutaxiology. Eutheria ( u_the'ri-&), n. pi. [NL.. < Gr. rf, 
well, + (hip'iov. a beast.] In zool.: (a) A term 
One of which [arguments] he calls the teleologlcal and proposed by Gill in 1872 for one of the major < ', well, + riy* fortune.] I. a. Of or per- 
the other the mttxioloyical. The American, XXVI. aw. ^fjpg of tjj e Mammalia, including the Mono- taining to Eutyches or his doctrine. 
,,,4.^,-i m , ,,, ( .,i, ..;.,i',, :;\ rt n, , ,n "- 11 - - an( j the Z>ide?7iin, as together contrast- H. . A follower or one holding the doctrine 
of Eutyches, a monk of Constantinople in the 
fifth century, who taught that Christ had but 
one nature, the divine, so that it was proper to 
say that God had been crucified for us. He was 
an opponent of Nestorius, and the founder of 
the sect of Monophysites. See Moiiopliysite. 
Eutychianism (u-tik'i-an-izm), H. [< Eutychian 
+ -inm.] The doctrine of Eutyches, or belief 
in his doctrine. 
eutaxiology (u-tak-si-ol'o-ji), . [< Gr. fi', well, 
-t- r<if(c, order, + -?.o}ia, < Jtjfiv, speak: see ed'with Prototheria.' (b) Restricted later by 
-oloyy.] The doctrine of plan or method as an Huxlev to the Monodelphia, the Didelphia be- 
argunient for the existence of God: correlated ing called Metatheria: in this sense, an exact 
with MvoliMjii. the doctrine of design or purpose synonym of Monodelphia and Placentalia. 
in the same argument. Hicks, 1883. [Rare.] euthumiat, . See eiithymia. 
eutaxitic (u-Jak-sit'ik), o. [Irreg. <eutaxii + euthymia (u-thim'i-a), n. [NL., < Gr. citivfua. 
a composed" condition of mind, tranquillity, < 
ev, well, + 6V<if, mind.] Philosophical cheer- 
fulness and calm ; the avoidance of disturbing 
-iti-- + -ic. The analogical form would be ~eu- 
tactit.] Characterized by eutaxy ; well-ordered. 
They (the apparently distinct types] were evidently all 
derived from one magma, and exhibit very beautifully the 
structure termed by Fritsch and Reiss Eutaxitic, which 
passions, as inculcated by Democritus and Epi- 
curus. 
orderly, < cit, well, + runrix;, verbal adj. of r&a- 
actv, arrange, order: see tactic.] Good or right 
order. 
The orthodox doctrine maintains, against Eitttichianimt, 
the distinction of natures even after the act of incur- 
Istianity, p. 66. 
euxan th-iii + 
Tom euxanthin. 
an acid obtained from 
m) ; it fa 
earths. 
Euxanthic acid, ( 
' 
twisted, as in the opisthobranchs and pulmo- 
nifers. It includes ?he two orders of o^istho 
branchiate and pulmonate gastropods. purrnc acid. 
This nmbition made Absalom rebel; nay, Itendangered euthyneural (u-thi-nu'ral), a. Pertaining to eUXanthm (uk-sau'thin), . [< Gr. ev, well, + 
- having the characters" of the Euthyncnra. fav^of, vellow, + -i 2 .] The essential constitu- 
a crack in the glorious 
of heaven. 
134 ' euthyneurous (u-thi-nu'rus), a. Same as entity- ent of "purree or Indian yellow, which is used 
as a pigment. It is obtained from India, and is said to 
urine of buffaloes which have 
also from that of the camel 
be obtained from a vege- 
eutectic (u-tek'tik), a. and n. [< Or. ev, well, neural. 
+ -i';netv, melt, fuse, > TI/KTOC, molten, dissolved euthysymmetrical (u'thi-si-met'ri-kal), a. [< be derivetTfrom'the bile"or urin. 
(> Ti/KTiKAf, able to dissolve).] I. n. Fusing easi- Gr. tUSe. straight, + <n'uufrpcoc, symmetrical.] lie n f ed , on niango-leaves, aiida 
"nw ti.mnArn.tnrB anonifi- r>-_. jSCk*. CC_J7vl'-ji u , and elephant. It 18 also said to 
table juice saturated with magnesia and boiled down. It 
forms small yellow crystals, and is the magnesium salt of 
i uxantbic or purreic acid. 
While the menu lines lie in the plane of symmetry, the CUXanthone (uk-san'th6n), f, [< Gr rf well, 
planes ,,f the optic axes for different colours may be per- + fmwf, yellow, + -OH^.J A neutral crj stal- 
pendicular to this plane, in this case the stauroscopic line substance (C^HigOe) derived from pur- 
ti'.:ure is of ci>iir>e VHCJbMlflMMMMl to the trace of the 
ly; solidifying at a low temperature: specifi- Possessing right symmetry ; having such a re- 
gally applied by Guthrie to a mixture of sub- l a tion of parts " 
stances in such proportions that the fusing 
point is lower than that of either of the con- 
stituents themselves. Alloys are regarded as eutectic 
compounds, and the same principles apply to the mixtures 
of fused silicates of whlcn volcanic glass, slags, etc., are 
fonnrii. 
f parts that the one half is like the im- 
age of the other in a mirror. 
Metallic alloys are truehomplogues of the cryohydrates ; 
tbc rati'is in which metals unite t*> form the alloy possess- 
ing the Km rst incHing-point arc never :i!umic iutios,and 
when metals do unite in atomic ratios the alloy produced 
i> IH'\ rr ,'ut> <7<V. i. r. having a ininimum solidifying point. 
Thus pure cast-iron is not a carbide of iron, but an eutec- 
tic alloy of carbon and iron, similar hyperchemical mass 
ratios are found to exist among anhydrous salts ; when one 
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plane of symmetry. -wide, Polarisation, p. 112. enxen fl;e (uk'se-nit). . [So called i 
euthysymmetrically (u'thi-si-met'ri-kal-i), to the number of different metals it 
inlr. In a euthysymmetrical manner. < Gr. rffrvof, hospitable, friendly (se 
The first mean line for each color may He in the plane 
containing the oMiqne axes of the system. The planes 
containing the optic axes may lie in this plane. In this 
case the trace ot this plane dlvid< - ,. rr/V<i//i/ the 
stauroscopic figure. Spottimcoode, Polarisation, p. 112. 
ree or Indian yellow. 
[So called in allusion 
contains; 
.see Eurine), 
A brownish-black mineral with a sub- 
metallic luster, found in Norway, which con- 
tains the metals yttrium, niobium "(columbium), 
titanium, uranium, and some others. 
